wall-hanging
- Museum number
- 2007,2011.3
- Description
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Painted wall-hanging made of barkcloth, suspended from a sandalwood hanger (two lengths of wood bound in three places with orange fibre). Designs derived from South Erromango rock art are painted in red and black: lizard (centre), fish, a spear and sun.
- Production date
- 2006
- Dimensions
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Length: 77 centimetres (appx)
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Width: 21.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Information from fieldnotes:
The paint used was commercial, but chosen to match local colours.
A pair of wall-hangings were made, the other presented to Jean Tarisese (Women's Culture Project Officer, VCC), but now in the Australian High Commission in Port Vila.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2006
- Acquisition notes
- Presented to Dr. Lissant Bolton at the closing of the Women Fieldworkers' annual workshop (Vanuatu Cultural Centre), on 3.11.06.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- 2007,2011.3
