oceania | Papua New Guinea
Bioma Figure
Papua New Guinea
Naro Village, Era River
Papuan Gulf
Carved wood and pigments
20th century
Height: 47 in. (119 cm)
Collected by George Craig in 1967
Exhibited & published: “Idoles”, Cluny Abbey, June-July 2019
Published: Rites et formes de Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée, 2009, p.106-107
Bioma Ancestor Figure George Craig 119 cm / Galerie Flak
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This remarkable sculpture was collected on the field in the Papuan Gulf by George Craig, a world renowned crocodile hunter and field collector from Australia. On the back of the figure, several handwritten inscriptions read: “HAKEMA”, Naro Village, AIRA (sic) River, collected by G. Craig, 1967
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Collected by George Craig in 1967
Naro Village, Era River
Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea
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