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Arokomaka spirit faces
1988

Medium
earth and natural pigments on sago palm petiole

Measurements
136.4 × 64.5 cm

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

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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

Accession Number
2001.400

Department
Pacific Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

Physical description
Not totemic. The painting depicts the paired anthropomorphic 'faces' (Misoma) that are carved in large numbers as decorative motifs on beams in men's houses.