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Group of six dance crests
Melkoy People, Uvol, 1983
© Exeter City Museums & Art Gallery
Head-dresses representing good spirits which were made for a feast commemorating generational change which is celebrated every 25 years by the Uvol people, on the South West of the island of New Britain.
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Title of artwork, date
Group of six dance crests, 1983
Date supported
1996
Medium and material
Pith, cane, fibre, white feathers & trade paint
Grant
3042
Total cost
8500
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