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Nambouki
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DepartmentAsia

Nambouki

NameStaff
Artist Artist not recorded
DateEarly 20th century
Place madeMalampa Province, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
MediumWood, boars tusks, bark cloth, clay, natural pigments
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1970.34.14
Object numberFA.1970.34.14
Collections
DescriptionShort staff topped with a large head of dark brown with large boars tusks protruding from the sides of the mouth, wide round eyes with black eyeballs, a red nose and forehead. Stands in the ground.
Funerary figure
Funerary figure
Artist not recorded
Early 20th century
Funerary figure
Funerary figure
Artist not recorded
Early 20th century
Kara Ut (Amulet or Ornament)
Kara Ut (Amulet or Ornament)
ca. 1950
Image Not Available for Ancestor (Temes Marah)
Ancestor (Temes Marah)
Artist not recorded
Mid-20th century (before 1970)
Ancestor (Temes Marah)
Ancestor (Temes Marah)
Artist not recorded
Mid-20th century (before 1970)
Jaguar
Jaguar
CA 1960, STAFF
Jaguar
Jaguar
CA 1960, STAFF
Jaguar
Jaguar
CA 1960, STAFF
Sealed talismanic pouch, worn by women for protection from luring spirits
Sealed talismanic pouch, worn by women for protection from luring spirits
Mid-late 20th century
Arm band
Arm band
Artist not recorded
Hat
Hat
20th cent.
Jaguar
Jaguar
CA 1960, STAFF
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