People: Washkuk/Kwoma groups
Papua New Guinea
H: 35 1/2"
In the form of a large Kwoma Washkuk face with a small head rising from it, wings or arm-like structures at either side, polychromed in shades of gray and yellow with white. Some insect depredation. On a custom mount.
Provenance: Field collected by John C. Edler, former curator of the Hemmeter collection.