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Noranggau (Sago pot)

Aibom people, Chambri Lakes, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Noranggau (Sago pot)
 (1960s)

Medium
earth pigments on clay

Measurements
33.0 × 34.2 × 27.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Ruth McNicoll, 1996
© the artists

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Aibom village, Chambri Lakes, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
1996.192

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Handcrafted storage jar, conical shaped, deocrated with human faces protruding. Traces of pigments.

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