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Figure masculine

Early 19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 352
La population de Mangareva, île de l’archipel des Gambier situé au sud-est de Tahiti, vénérait autrefois quantité d’êtres surnaturels et, parmi eux, de grandes divinités, des ancêtres et autres entités. Certains étaient représentés sous forme de tiki (effigies humaines), un terme venu de Polynésie. Les statues de Mangareva ont été presque entièrement détruites quand les insulaires se sont convertis au christianisme, en 1835–1836, et il ne reste plus qu’une dizaine de pièces. L’identité de ce tiki est inconnue, mais il présente des traits similaires à une figure traditionnellement assimilée à Rogo, divinité agricole génératrice des pluies nécessaires aux cultures, qui se manifestait par des arcs-en-ciel et par du brouillard.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Figure masculine
  • Date: XVIIIe siècle–début XIXe siècle
  • Aire géographique: Polynésie française, îles Gambier, Mangareva
  • Technique: Bois
  • Dimensions: H. 98,4 cm
  • Crédits: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, legs de Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
  • Accession Number: 1979.206.1466
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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