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Figura masculina

Early 19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 352
En tiempos ancestrales, los habitantes de Mangareva, en las Islas Gambier, al sudeste de Tahití, veneraban deidades, antepasados y otros seres sobrenaturales a veces bajo la guisa de imágenes humanas denominadas tiki, término de origen polinesio. Casi todas las esculturas mangarevas fueron destruidas cuando los isleños se convirtieron al cristianismo en 1835–1836; hoy en día apenas quedan una docena. Se ignora la identidad de este tiki, pero su apariencia es similar a imágenes históricamente identificadas del dios Rogo, una deidad agrícola que traía lluvias para conseguir buenas cosechas y cuya presencia era anunciada por el arco iris y las brumas.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Figura masculina
  • Fecha: Siglo XVIII–principios del siglo XIX
  • Geografía: Polinesia Francesa, Islas Gambier, Mangareva
  • Material: Madera
  • Dimensiones: a. 98,4 cm
  • Crédito: Colección Conmemorativa de Michael C. Rockefeller, legado de Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
  • Número de inventario: 1979.206.1466
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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