Title
Nggwalndu (figure)
mid 20th century
collected 1961
Artist
No image
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Details
- Other Title
- Openwork carved ceremonial board
- Place where the work was made
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Seragakum 1 village
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Maprik District
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East Sepik Province
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Papua New Guinea
- Cultural origin
- Abelam people
- Dates
- mid 20th century
collected 1961 - Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- wood with yellow ochre, light red, black, white, and ultra marine blue
- Dimensions
- 173.0 x 39.0 cm
- Credit
- Purchased 1976
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 165.1976
- Artist information
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Abelam people
Works in the collection
- Share
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Tony Tuckson, Melanesian art, Sydney, 1966. cat.no. 180; 'Board. Open work carving. Female child and flying fox at top, hornbills and pigeons. Wood, painted red, yellow, white, black and blue, 68h x 15½w, Seragakum, Maprik Area. Coll: S.G. Moriarty. S155'.
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