VICTORIA, BC • CANADA
Artist Statement: Tangla is the name of a dwarf who lived by the beach and was always fishing. A flying fish here assumes its customary position in malagan: biting the chin of a humanoid figure. Gunn (2006, p. 222*) records an authoritative interpretation: "the flying fish represents the speech of a leader, travelling far." Compare with Marumarua.
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Tangla
David Ben Sisia
Papua New Guinea
Libba Village, New Ireland
Wood (Alstonia sp.), snail shell (Turbo petholatus), coconut husk fibre, black paint (charcoal), yellow paint (yung plant), white paint (lime), earth pigment
19.5" X 31" X 7"
CAT# LIB 0803
2008
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