Yipwon
(c. 1974)

Yiman people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Medium: wood, shell, earth pigment
Measurements: 308.0 × 51.0 × 17.0 cm
Place/s of Execution: Karawari River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number: 1998.340
Department: Pacific Art
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr Michael Ball, Governor, 1998
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Gallery location: Not on display
Physical description: Carved figure with opposed hooks carved to meet each other. The figure with angular visage stands on one stylised leg. The hook above the head is a bird's beak.