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R01818.ATS012.Ceremonial totem of Melanesian design
AO ID
ATS012
Title
Ceremonial totem of Melanesian design
Created
not after 1973
Biography
Art - Artists - Non-Indigenous Art - Artists - Men
Item type
Physical Object
Object type
Art
Object
Wood carving
Religion - Rites - Ceremonial objects
Medium
ochre on carved wood
Extent (#items)
1
Extent (dimensions)
184.0 x 28.0 x 2.5 cm (irregular, largest dimensions)
Creation place / original location
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Subject
Art - Subjects - Ancestral / totemic beings
Totems.
Human figures in art.
Animals - Amphibians - Frogs and toads
Registration number
R01818
