Lake Sentani

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Double figure from a house post, wood. From Lake Sentani, Irian Jaya. In the Australian National Gallery, Canberra.

Lake Sentani

lake, New Guinea

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Oceanic art and architecture
Humboldt Bay and Lake Sentani
The area around Humboldt Bay and Lake Sentani is one of intensive stylistic interaction. A striking example of this interaction can be seen in the diffusion, in the early 19th century, of a pyramidal type of ceremonial house from the eastern coast to…
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The area around Humboldt Bay and Lake Sentani is one of intensive stylistic interaction. A striking example of this interaction can be seen in the diffusion, in the early 19th century, of a pyramidal type of ceremonial house from the eastern coast to…
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