Unknown
(Papua New Guinea)
- Title
- Man's nose ornament
- Place of origin
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Nondugl →
Jiwaka Province →
Papua New Guinea
- Cultural origin
- Waghi people
- Year
- (1950s)
- Media category
- Mixed media
- Materials used
- gold-lipped oyster shell (Pinctada Maxima), conus shell disc, brown machine-made string, tree resin
- Dimensions
-
17.6 x 12.9cm:
0 - Whole; 17.6cm (6 15/16"); length across gold-lipped oyster shell shard
0 - Whole; 12.9cm (5 1/16"); overall height
0 - Whole; 5.6cm (2 3/16"); diameter of conus shell disc
- Credit
- Gift of Stan Moriarty 1978
- Accession number
- 297.1978
- Location
- Not on display
- Bibliography (2)
-
Tony Tuckson (Egypt; England; Australia, b.1921, d.1973) (Author), Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Domain, 1973, 54. cat.no. H136; titled 'Nose, Men's ornament'
F. R. Strange Pty. Limited (Australia), Auction sale interesting objects from the collection of the late Sir Edward Hallstrom and other art pieces ... Sydney. Monday 14th August 1972, Sydney, 1972. lot no. 299
- Exhibition history (1)
-
Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Oct 1974 -.
