Abelam
Ancestral Figure Surmounting a Cassowary Bird’sHead (Ngwalndu)
Abelam (Western), 1953
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Abelam
Ancestral Figure Surmounting a Cassowary Bird’sHead (Ngwalndu)
Abelam (Western), 1953
Physical Qualities
Wood, pigments, 64 x 15 9/16 in. (162.5 x 39.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Hecht Company
Object Number
1964.2.19
Red, yellow, black and white pigments
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 1964; the Hecht Company
"Exhibition of New Guinea Art", February 1964, The Hecht Company, Baltimore Maryland
"The Sculpture of Primitive Peoples", October 23rd-December 11th 1966, Mary Washington College Virginia.
"The Sculpture of Primitive Peoples", October 23rd-December 11th 1966, Mary Washington College Virginia.
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