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Female figure

Female figure
 (early 20th century)

Medium
wood, earth pigment
Measurements
101.2 × 34.0 × 11.2 cm
Place/s of Execution
Maprik, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
D3-1973
Department
Pacific Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1973
© the artists
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Carving of a female figure with an oval head, mouth open, long cylindrical body from which a ledge or handle projects at the back. Arms are carved in relief and curved down the body. Traces of pigments.