Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Oceanic
6. Melanesian
7. Papua New Guinean
8. Papua New Guinea regional styles

Narrower term/s

• Sepik regional styles[+]
  • Lower Sepik
  • Middle Sepik
  • Upper Sepik
  • Maprik
• Sepik native styles[+]
  • Abelam
  • Iatmul
  • Kapriman
  • Mundugumor
  • Chambri
  • Washkuk
  • Sawos
  • Asmat (Sepik native style)
  • Wosera
  • Iwam
  • Lumi
  • Nukuma
  • Kampa

Anotations

Scope note:

Describes works by the New Guinea Aboriginal people located in Sepik. Sepik art works are created using a wide range of materials, techniques, and forms that are often orchestrated into a single event. Sepik people have varied architectural styles. The male cult houses are the most distinctive structures and contain carved structural elements, ornamentation, and furniture.