Tumbuan Dance Costume

Culture: Iatmul artist
Date: mid- to late 20th century
Material: Rattan, fiber, clay, conus shells, cowrie shells, paint, wood, bamboo, feathers, croton leaves, seed case, and red ochre
from: Korogo village, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
Classification: Costume & clothing, fiber art
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 86 5/8 x 29 1/2 in. (220 x 75 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Bill and Jae Murphy
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 220:1996

- 1996
Bill and Jae Murphy, Chesterfield, MO, USA

1996 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Bill and Jae Murphy [1]

Notes:
[1] A letter dated December 20, 1996 from James D. Burke, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, to Bill and Jae Murphy acknowledges the gift of this object [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, February 27, 1997.

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