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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, feathers
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.
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