id:			145943
accession number:	1971.150
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.150
updated:		2023-03-11 20:50:54.298000

Ancestral Figure, 1800s. Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, 19th century. Painted wood with fiber and tapa cloth; overall: 105.4 x 12.2 x 12.8 cm (41 1/2 x 4 13/16 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Munro 1971.150

title:				Ancestral Figure
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Munro
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culture:	Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, 19th century
technique:	painted wood with fiber and tapa cloth
department:	Oceania
collection:	Oceanic Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 105.4 x 12.2 x 12.8 cm (41 1/2 x 4 13/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1971
	opening date:   1971-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1971</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
In the Sepik River region, village social and ceremonial life centers on the men's house.  Ritual objects such as slit gongs, orators' stools, and flutes are stored there; the most sacred objects are kept hidden from women and children.  Carved wooden figures, which probably represent ancestors, were preserved in the men's houses.
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