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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Oceanic; Melanesian
Title:Gogadala head
Date Made:20th century
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:Wood, polychrome paint
Place Made:Oceania; Melanesia; Malay Archipelago; New Guinea; Western Province, Balimo Village
Measurements:Overall: 24 in x 7 1/2 in; 61 cm x 19 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1979.30.41
Credit Line:Gift of Mary S. Olmsted (Class of 1941)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
carved wooden figure, with red, yellow, white, and black paint. seems to be a man's head on a snake's body on a stand. there is a loss above the left eyebrow. tag reads "Gogadala Head Balimo Village Western Province"

Tags:
indigenous people

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