Mindja by Unknown artist

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Mindja

Mindja

Artist

Unknown artist
Production Date

Unknown
Medium

wood, pigment
Size

1720 x 320 x 160 mm
Credit

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1987
Accession Number

C1994/1/236
Accession Date

Dec 1987
Department

International Art
Classification

Object
Collection

Chartwell
Subjects

carvings, heads (representations)
Chartwell Notes

Please note: Chartwell has been unable to contact the original maker for permission for image use but invites rights holders to contact us if further image use approvals are required.
Description

Mindja, Washkuk, Kwoma, Papua New Guinea.