Zoomorphic Figure, ca. 1500 B.C.– ?A.D. 1600, Papua New Guinea, Mendi region, Southern Highlands Province, Mendi region, Stone
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2620 x 3536 px | 22.2 x 29.9 cm | 8.7 x 11.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
21 May 2017Photographer:
ArtokoloroMore information:
This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.
Zoomorphic Figure, ca. 1500 B.C.– ?A.D. 1600, Papua New Guinea, Mendi region, Southern Highlands Province, Mendi region, Stone, pigment, H. 16 1/8 x W. 4 5/8 in. (41 x 11.7 cm), Stone-Sculpture, The earliest known Oceanic sculptures are a variety of ancient stone objects discovered in New Guinea. Unearthed primarily in the mountainous highlands of the interior, they are enigmatic remnants of a culture, or cultures, that once flourished widely on the island