Item: OA.093

A portrait carving of a pregnant women, dress, adornments and the ritual use of white pigment suggests Mendi culture, Southern Highlands (Hill, 2011), see: Fig. 55, in Hill, 2011. 

Artist unknown; likely mid-20th century

Reference:  Hill, R. C., 2011. Colour and Ceremony: the role of paints among the Mendi and Sulka peoples of Papua New Guinea, Durham theses, Durham University. E-Theses.
Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/3562/

38 cm tall (n: 15 inches)

Price: AUD$1200. 

Shrinkage crack to left side of belly; small borer holes to base with a few on legs. Treated by long term storage in freezer.

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