Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
Taki (Crocodile Spirit Figure)
CultureKarawari people
Titles
- Taki (Crocodile Spirit Figure)
Date1900–1933
PlaceMansamei Village, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions15 1/2 × 14 × 275 in. (39.4 × 35.6 × 698.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Houston Endowment, Inc.
Object number61.46
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
Exposé
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Object Type
Exhibition History"The Art of the Pacific Islands," National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1, 1979–February 7, 1980.
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