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Bark painting

Bark painting
 (mid 20th century)

Medium
earth pigments on bark
Measurements
109.4 × 59.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Upper Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
D50-1971
Department
Pacific Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1965
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Two bark panels joined together with cane thongs. Central designs of 3 triangular faces, anthropomorphic figures, one above the other out lined by zig zag and feathery lines. Panel filled with lines in loops and circles.