Irupetop
(Papua New Guinea died pre 1969)
- Title
- Kolkol (shoulder shield)
- Other titles:
- Shield with human figure motif
- Place of origin
-
Det →
Poroma District →
Southern Highlands Province →
Papua New Guinea
- Cultural origin
- Woala (Wola) people
- Year
- collected 1969
- Media category
- Arms & armour
- Materials used
- carved wood, red, black and white pigments, bamboo, machine-made cotton rope
- Dimensions
-
121.5 x 40.6cm:
0 - Whole; 121.5cm (47 13/16")
0 - Whole; 40.6cm (16")
- Credit
- Purchased 1977
- Accession number
- 265.1977
- Copyright
- © Irupetop. Copyright Reserved
- Location
- Not on display
- Bibliography (2)
-
'Highlands Art of New Guinea' by Chris Boylan and Greta North, pg. 73-83., The world of tribal arts Winter 1997, Winter 1997, 79 (colour illus.). fig.no. 17
Tony Tuckson (Egypt; England; Australia, b.1921, d.1973) (Author), Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Domain, 1973, 30 (illus.), 50. cat.no. H25; titled 'Shield'; wood, human figure, coloured red and white, maker's name Irupetop (deceased). Det Village, Poroma.
- Exhibition history (1)
-
Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Oct 1974 -.
