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Four maro paintings
are painted on small rectangular pieces of coarse bark-cloth using simple traditional motifs; little patina on bark.
Material: bark, pigments; dimensions: 230 x 100mm; 190 x 85mm; 150 x 100mm; 150 x 110mm.
Provenance:
Collected on Asei Island in Lake Sentani in 1996.
Inspiration for the motifs used in the paintings come from those found on carved and sculpted objects of the Sentani people.
Discussion:
Comparison:
See 'Howard, M.C. 1998' - pp.55-61 for article on maro paintings of Irian Jaya.
Artefact Code:
ML0202
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