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Title
Taph (lime stick)
early 20th century-mid 20th century
collected 1965
Artist
Iatmul people
Papua New Guinea
About
This delicately crafted lime stick – 'taph' in Iatmul – is carved from the thigh bone of the 'amwiya' (cassowary), as related by Justin Kami of Tambanum village. The 'taph' is decorated with bark fibre tassels known as 'manjih'.
[entry from Exhibition Guide for 'Melanesian art: redux', 2018, cat no 7]
Details
Place where the work was made
Tambanum Village
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Middle Sepik River
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East Sepik Province
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Papua New Guinea
Dates
early 20th century-mid 20th century
collected 1965
Materials used
cassowary bone (Casuarius), plant fibre tassels
Dimensions
43.7 x 12.0 x 3.0 cm
Credit
Purchased 1965
Accession number
395.1994
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 Oct 1974 -
Melanesian art: redux, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 17 Nov 2018–17 Feb 2019