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Title

Kolkol OR watumbiy (shoulder shield)

mid 20th century
collected 1969

Artist

Irupetop

Papua New Guinea

  • Details

    Other Title
    Shield with human figure motif
    Place where the work was made
    Det → Poroma District → Southern Highlands Province → Papua New Guinea
    Cultural origin
    Anganen people
    Dates
    mid 20th century
    collected 1969
    Media category
    Arms & armour
    Materials used
    wood, red, black and white pigments, bamboo, machine-wove cotton sling
    Dimensions
    121.5 x 40.6 x 2.0 cm :

    0 - Whole, 121.5 cm (47 13/16")

    0 - Whole, 40.6 cm (16")

    Credit
    Purchased 1977
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    265.1977
    Copyright
    © the artist, under the endorsement of the Pacific Islands Museums Association's (PIMA) Code of Ethics

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    Artist information
    Irupetop

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  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 5 publications

    • Chris Boylan and Greta North, The world of tribal arts, 'Highlands Art of New Guinea', pg. 73-83, San Francisco, Winter 1997, 79 (colour illus.). fig.no. 17

    • Lynn Chua, Microchemical Journal, 'FTIR and Raman microscopy of organic binders and extraneous organic materials on painted ceremonial objects from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea', pg. 246-256, Amsterdam, 2017, 248, 252.

    • Tony Tuckson, Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Sydney, 1973, 30 (illus.), 50. cat.no. H25; titled 'Shield'; wood, human figure, coloured red and white, maker's name Irupetop (deceased). Det Village, Poroma.

    • Natalie Wilson (Editor), Plumes and pearlshells: art of the New Guinea highlands, Sydney, 2014, 95 (colour illus.), 161. cat.no. 39

    • Natalie Wilson, Tribal art, 'Plumes and pearlshells: art of the New Guinea highlands', pg. 76-85, Belgium, Summer 2014, 80-81 (colour illus.). fig.no. 10