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先祖夫妇像

late 19th–early 20th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 351
这件引人注目的先祖夫妇木雕的制作者是印度尼西亚弗洛勒斯岛上的纳吉人,他们可能代表了开创某个村落宗族的先祖。表现祖先灵魂和其他超自然生灵的人像(“阿那德欧”)经常与祖先祠堂相关,这件作品可能曾是一件独立的雕塑,但这对夫妻也可能曾是祠堂里一匹仪式马匹像上的骑手,他们后来被人从那里移走,当作圣物保存下来。不论最早的背景是什么,这对人像中的男人温柔地拥抱他的伴侣,传达出一种无声的尊严,使这件作品极具吸引力。

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Object Information
  • 标题: 先祖夫妇像
  • 创作日期: 十九世纪晚期至二十世纪早期
  • 地域: 印度尼西亚,努沙登加拉群岛,弗洛勒斯岛
  • 文化: 纳吉人
  • 材料: 木头
  • 尺寸: 高113⁄4 英寸(29.8厘米)
  • 来源信息: 弗雷德和丽塔·瑞奇曼捐赠,2006年
  • 藏品编号: 2006.51
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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