Works of Art (42)
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Bis Pole, late 1950s,
Asmat people, Omadesep village, New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia,
Wood, paint, fiber (1979.206.1611) |
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Ancestor Figure (Korwar), late 19th–early 20th century,
Cenderawasih Bay, New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia,
Wood, glass beads (2001.674) |
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Ancestral Couple (Ana Deo), 19th–early 20th century,
Nage people, central Flores Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia,
Wood (2006.510) |
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Bird Figure, date unknown,
Mount Hagen region, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea,
Stone (1996.373.2) |
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Canoe Figurehead (Nguzu Nguzu, Musu Musu, or Toto Isu), late 19th–early 20th century,
New Georgia (?), Solomon Islands,
Wood, chambered nautilus shell, parinarium nut paste, paint (1976.351) |
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Ceremonial Board (Malu), 19th century,
Sawos people, Middle Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood (1978.412.713) |
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Club (Porowa Ra Maru), 19th century,
Kanak peoples, New Caledonia,
Wood (2000.160.9) |
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Container for Magical Substances (Naga Morsarang), 19th–early 20th century,
Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia,
Water buffalo horn, wood (1987.453.1) |
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Dance Paddle (Rapa), early 19th century,
Rapa Nui people, Rapa Nui (Easter Island),
Wood (1978.412.1571) |
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Female Figure (Tetepeku), 19th or early 20th century,
Abelam people, Prince Alexander Mountains, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood, paint (1978.412.819) |
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Female Figure, 16th–early 19th century,
Inyai-Ewa people, Korewori River, Middle Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood (1978.412.857) |
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Female Figure, early 19th century,
Ha'apai Archipelago, Tonga,
Whale ivory (1979.206.1470) |
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Figure (Uli), mid-19th–early 20th century,
Mandak-Barak area, Lelet Plateau, Central New Ireland,
Wood, paint, fiber, shell opercula (1977.455) |
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Figure (Yipwon), 19th century or earlier,
Yimam people, Korewori River, Middle Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood (1978.412.854) |
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Figure, 9th–11th century (?),
Marae 12, Mokumanamana (Necker Island), Hawai'i,
Vesicular basalt (1976.194) |
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Funerary Carving (Malagan), late 19th–early 20th century,
Northern New Ireland,
Wood, paint, shell opercula (1978.412.712) |
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Gable Figure (Dilukái), 19th–early 20th century,
Belauan people, Belau (Palau), Caroline Islands,
Wood, paint (1978.412.1558a–d) |
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Gable Ornament (P'naret), mid-20th century,
Big Nambas people, Malakula Island, Vanuatu,
Fern wood (1979.206.1584) |
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Head for Yam Ceremony (Yena), 19th–early 20th century,
Yasyin-Mayo people, Yau village, Washkuk Hills, Upper Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood, paint (1978.412.1699) |
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Headdress (Kapurei [?]), late 19th–early 20th century,
Sulka people, New Britain,
Wood, paint (1981.331.1) |
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Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal), early to mid-20th century,
Southwest Malakula Island, Vanuatu,
Wood, vegetable fiber, pig's tusks, glass, metal, paint (1979.206.1697) |
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House Post Figure, 19th century,
Kambot (Tin Dama) people, Keram River, Lower Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood, paint, fiber (1978.412.823) |
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Housepost, late 19th–early 20th century,
Auguena village, Santa Ana Island, Solomon Islands,
Wood (1986.486) |
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Image (To'o) Representing the God 'Oro, 18th century,
Maohi (Tahitian) people, Tahiti, French Polynesia,
Wood, coconut husk fiber, traces of feathers (1979.206.1481) |
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Male Figure (Aripa), 16th–early 19th century,
Inyai-Ewa people, Korewori River, Middle Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood, paint (1978.412.1508) |
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Male Figure (Aripa), 16th–early 19th century,
Inyai-Ewa people, Korewori River, Middle Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood, paint (1978.412.1509) |
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Male Figure (Kulap), late 19th century,
Southern New Ireland,
Chalk, paint (1981.331.5) |
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Male Figure (Moai Tangata), early 19th century,
Rapa Nui people, Rapa Nui (Easter Island),
Wood, obsidian, bone (1984.526) |
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Male Figure (Tiki), 18th–early 19th century,
Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia,
Wood (1979.206.1466) |
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Male Figure, 16th–early 19th century,
Inyai-Ewa people, Korewori River, Middle Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood (1978.412.856) |
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Male Figure, early to mid-20th century,
Asmat people, Munu village, New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia,
Wood, paint, fiber, shell, cassowary quills (1979.206.1589) |
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Mask (Dagak), mid- to late 19th century,
Kanak peoples, northern Grande Terre Island, New Caledonia,
Wood (1983.17) |
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Pestle Finial in the Form of a Bird, date unknown,
Mount Hagen region, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea,
Stone (1996.373.1) |
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Ritual Board (Wenena Gerua), ca. 1950,
Siane people, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea,
Wood, paint, feathers, fiber (1978.412.741) |
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Seated Figure, late 19th–early 20th century,
Satawan Island, Caroline Islands,
Wood, shell, traces of paint and resin (2003.8)
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Skull Hook (Agiba), 19th–early 20th century,
Kerewa people, Pai'ia'a village, western Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea,
Wood, paint (1978.412.796) |
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Spirit Canoe (Wuramon), mid-20th century,
Asmat people, Yamas village, New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia,
Wood, paint, fiber (1979.206.1558) |
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Stick God (Akua Ka'ai), 18th–early 19th century,
Hawai'i,
Wood (1979.206.1625) |
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Weather Charm (Hos), late 19th–early 20th century,
Yap (?), Caroline Islands,
Wood, stingray spines, fiber, lime (2003.243) |
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Zoomorphic Figure, date unknown,
Mendi region, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea,
Stone, pigment (1984.123.1) |
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Bird Head, date unknown, Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands Province, Stone, pigment (1978.412.1504) |
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Standing male figure, Bronze and Iron Age, 300 B.C.200 A.D., Indonesia, eastern Java, Earthenware (2000.284.42) |
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Thematic Essays (11)
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