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Northern New Ireland

Post in the Form of a Male Figure with a Fish and Bird

Northern New Ireland, 1900-1932

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Post in the Form of a Male Figure with a Fish and Bird

Northern New Ireland

Post in the Form of a Male Figure with a Fish and Bird

Northern New Ireland

Post in the Form of a Male Figure with a Fish and Bird

Northern New Ireland, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, pigment, vegetal material, opercula of the turbo snail, 57 x 7 x 8 in. (144.8 x 17.8 x 20.3 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1955.251.17
Unidentified Artist Post in the Form of a Male Figure with a Fish and Bird Early 20th century Kavieng District, Latangai Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, pigment, vegetal material, opercula of a turbo snail Gift of Alan Wurtzburger, BMA 1955.251.17
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Alan Wurtzburger
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Douglas F. Fraser & Paul S. Wingret, "The Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art". Baltimore Museum of Art. 1956 pg 14, ills 17.
Gunn, Michael, and Philippe Peltier. New Ireland: Art of the South Pacific. 5Continents, 2006.

Küchler, Susanne. Malanggan: art, memory and sacrifice. Berg, 2002.

Lincoln Louise. Assemblage of Spirits: Idea and Image in New Ireland. NY. George Braziller. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. 1987

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