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Awomar (Ceremonial bowl)

Manal Kapay
Awomar (Ceremonial bowl)
 (c. 1950)

Medium
earthenware, earth pigments

Measurements
24.0 × 16.2 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through the NGV Foundation with the assistance of The Thomas William Lasham Fund, Founder Benefactor, 2001
© the artist

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Bangwis village, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
2001.440

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Teeki totemic. The design is incised in low relief, incised lines filled with white pigment. The ovoid forms depict bodii fruit, one of the artist's clan totem.

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