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Unrecorded Abelam or Boiken artist

Element of ceremonial house

Mid-20th century

Artist	Unrecorded Abelam or Boiken artist
Date	Mid-20th century
Medium	Wood and natural pigment
Dimensions	142 x 112 x 37 cm
Credit line	Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York)
Accession	76.2553 PG 240
Location	Oceania
Origin	Papua New Guinea, Maprik, East Sepik Province
Collection	Non-Western Art, Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Type	Sculpture

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Oceania
Unrecorded Abelam or Boiken artist
Element of ceremonial house
Papua New Guinea, Maprik, East Sepik Province
Mid-20th century
Wood and natural pigment
142 x 112 x 37 cm
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York)
76.2553 PG 240