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Adu Zatua (Ancestor Figure)
Adu Zatua (Ancestor Figure)
Adu Zatua (Ancestor Figure)
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

Adu Zatua (Ancestor Figure)

NameAncestor Figure
CultureOna Niha
Datelate 19th century
Place madeNias, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumWood
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.1958.29.6
Object numberA.1958.29.6
Collections
DescriptionHuman figure carved out of wood.
Religious Ancestor Figure
Religious Ancestor Figure
Artist not recorded
Tau Tau, Ancestor Figure
Tau Tau, Ancestor Figure
c. 1910
Ancestor Figure
Ancestor Figure
ca. 1960
Ancestor Spirit House for Ta Yai, the Grandparent or Ancestor Spirits of the Land
Ancestor Spirit House for Ta Yai, the Grandparent or Ancestor Spirits of the Land
Thanadee Sittialangkanon
2014
Doll
Doll
Olivia Browneyes-Skenandore
1984
Ancestor Masks
Ancestor Masks
Artist not recorded
c. 1958
Fern Flower
Fern Flower
Michal Prokopiuk
1980s
FIGURE, FANTASY
FIGURE, FANTASY
Teodora Blanco
CA 1965, STAFF
Skeleton figure with megaphone
Skeleton figure with megaphone
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
FIGURE
FIGURE
Manuel Jimenez
CA 1965, STAFF
Slaves Going to the New World
Slaves Going to the New World
Adebisi Fabunmi
ca. 1968
NATIVITY
NATIVITY
Teodora Blanco
CA 1965, STAFF
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