| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain |
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| Accession Number | ART92251 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 40.4 x 20.4 x 35.8 cm x 9 kg |
| Object type | Sculpture |
| Physical description | bronze cast Melbourne 2004; plaster cast c 1949 |
| Maker |
Walker, Ralph Meridian Sculpture Founders |
| Date made | c. 1949; 2004 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Native head
Description
Bronze casting of a native's head. The subject is a man from an area in New Britain where it was customary to bind the head of infants in order to create an elongated effect as they grew.