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Ancestor or gable figure from an ancestor house
Ancestor or gable figure from an ancestor house
Ancestor or gable figure from an ancestor house
DepartmentAsia

Ancestor or gable figure from an ancestor house

NameFigure
Artist Artist not recorded
DateMid-20th century (before 1970)
Place madeMalampa, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
MediumTree fern, weed, bark, boars tusk, pigment (ochre, lime, black mineral), feathers, spider web
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1970.34.8
Object numberFA.1970.34.8
DescriptionFigure with raised hands, boars tusks on face, and pointed lower half, painted in black and white over reddish orange. Scroll forms on either side of torso, wave like form at bottom of torso. Tall point on top of head.
Ancestor or gable figure from an ancestor house
Artist not recorded
Mid-20th century (before 1970)
Funerary figure
Artist not recorded
Early 20th century
Funerary figure
Artist not recorded
Early 20th century
Fern mask (tamake)
Artist not recorded
20th century (before 1970)
Dance staff (temes)
Artist not recorded
Early 20th century
Arm band
Artist not recorded
Hat
20th cent.
Bird ornament
Artist not recorded
Early 20th century
Dance staff (temes)
Artist not recorded
20th century (before 1970)