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Title

Bark belt

collected 1961

Artists

Unknown Artist

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  • Details

    Other Titles
    Man's belt
    Belt
    Place where the work was made
    Mount Hagen Western Highlands Province Papua New Guinea
    Cultural origin
    Melpa people
    Date
    collected 1961
    Media category
    Mixed media
    Materials used
    incised bark, red pigment
    Dimensions
    dimensions variable: 27.0 x 24.8 x 18.8 cm overall (approx.) :

    0 - Whole, 191 cm (75 3/16"), length of coiled bark (approx.)

    0 - Whole, 18.8 cm (7 3/8"), width of bark, dimensions variable (approx.)

    Credit
    Gift of Stan Moriarty 1977
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    533.1979
    Copyright

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Mount Hagen