Collection Online
Medium
earth pigments on wood, mother-of-pearl
Measurements
31.5 × 10.0 × 11.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
1635-D4
Departments
Oceanic Sculpture / Pacific Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Ola Cohn, 1956
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
A carved figure with a rhombic shaped head seated on a circular mount base. Prominent nose with pierced hole, carved oval shaped eyes set with mother of pearls, sprouting lips, mouth slit with tongue slightly poking out, and half moon shaped ears pierced. Traces of pigment.