Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
Timbuwara

CultureWiru people
Titles
  • Timbuwara
Datec. 1945–1990
PlacePapua New Guinea
MediumWoven cane and grass with pigment
Dimensions28 × 12 in. (71.1 × 30.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Tambaran Gallery
Object number2010.1498
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
On view

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Object Type
ProvenancePrivate Collection, New York, by 2010; [Maureen Zarember, Tambaran Gallery, New York, by 2010]; given to MFAH, 2010.

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