Figure
55-17-9
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Cotton | Pigment |
| Description | Full length figure with "false" beard, red and white paint, hands in pocket. These figures are a "new" form of native art. The painting represents actual designs of body decoration for funerals ("Pukamani"). No native name. |
| Height | 59 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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