Barto Wally

Country/Region: Western New Guinea (view other artists)

Village: Babrongko, Sentani

In the late 1990s, Barto Wally was one of 25 carvers resident in the village of Babrongko, on the south shore in the central part of Lake Sentani. The village has been there for at least 12 generations. He is a member of the Wally clan, who are the chiefly (ondofolo) line from the nearby village of Yoboi. The Wallys are the only carving family in Babrongko of long standing other than the Melangsenas.

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