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Nimangki ceremonial plaque
(1980s)

Medium
earth pigments and clay on wood

Measurements
117.0 × 64.5 × 12.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Todd Barlin, 2007
© the artists

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
southwest Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Accession Number
2007.96

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
The initiation plaque used during nimangki grading ceremonies for men, is decorated with seven faces using clay modelled over carved wood.