[Woman, Koitaki]
Art ART29889 Second World War, 1939-1945Two sketches depicting a Papuan woman wearing a grass skirt and carrying a 'billum', a string bag for carrying produce which is slung from the head.
Kayo people on the Digul river Accession Number: ART29855
Description
Several sketches of local Kayo people from the Digul river area in Dutch New Guinea are depicted. In the centre is a profile-view portrait of a woman carrying produce in a "billum", a string bag which is slung from her head.
Details
Accession Number
ART29855
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil, watercolour on paper
Measurement
sheet: 25.2 x 26.8 cm
Medium
pencil and watercolour on paper on board
Date Made
19 April 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1975
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright
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