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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
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c. 1910
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Ancestor Figure
ca. 1960
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2014
Ancestor Masks
Ancestor Masks
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1958
Doll
Doll
Olivia Browneyes-Skenandore
1984
Timbuwarra ("Ancestor Figure")
Timbuwarra ("Ancestor Figure")
20th century
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M. (Michal or Maciej) Prokopiuk
1980s
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José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
FIGURE
FIGURE
Manuel Jimenez
CA 1965, STAFF
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Whistle in the shape of an automobile
José Celestino da Silva
1980s - 1990s
Musicians
Musicians
late 1980s- 1990s
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