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Ancestor (Temes Marah)
Ancestor (Temes Marah)
Ancestor (Temes Marah)
DepartmentAsia

Ancestor (Temes Marah)

NameFigure
Artist Artist not recorded
DateMid-20th century (before 1970)
Place madeMalampa, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
Mediumweed, bark, boars tusk, pigment, and feathers
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1970.34.7
Object numberFA.1970.34.7
DescriptionFigure with raised hands, boars tusks on face, and pointed lower half, painted in black and white over reddish orange. Inward pointing V shapes on torso, repeated black and white interlocking arrow motifs on arms, downward pointing white V on neck. Figure stands outside in the ground.
Ancestor (Temes Marah)
Artist not recorded
Mid-20th century (before 1970)
Nambouki
Artist not recorded
Early 20th century
Funerary figure
Artist not recorded
Early 20th century
Funerary figure
Artist not recorded
Early 20th century
Arm band
Artist not recorded
Hat
20th cent.
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997
Devil Doll
Artist not recorded
1920-1972
Pair of Earrings
Late 19th - early 20th century
Tusk
Artist not recorded
c. 1960