Collection Online

Browse by artist name

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Ancestor figure

Ancestor figure
 (c. 1950)

Medium
wood, earth pigment
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dr Clive Stephen through the National Gallery Society of Victoria, 1953
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
wood, earth pigment
Measurements
41.0 × 16.4 × 18.3 cm
Place/s of Execution
Woodlark Island, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Accession Number
1365-D4
Departments
Oceanic Sculpture / Pacific Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dr Clive Stephen through the National Gallery Society of Victoria, 1953
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Carved figure seated on a solid narrow stool with an oval base. Large feet carved in relief on base, arm straight by the sides and joined to the hips. Its head rounded with narrow nose, small slit eyes and mouth filled with lime and ear with loops hanging downwards. Carved groups of three triangles on either side cheeks heightened with lime.

Explore the collection

Mariman (Bride price) Kawa Gita Oluk Highway, Wahgi Valley Eric Bridgeman Pietà CHELSEA PORCELAIN FACTORY, London (manufacturer); Joseph WILLEMS (modeller) Temar ne sisi (Ancestor spirit figure) Albanu Untitled Ignas Kram House post figure Lake Sentani, West Papua Temar ne ari (Ancestor spirit figure) Bong Sam Temar ne ari (Ancestor spirit figure) Mansak Untitled Herry Wepnang The sighting Greg Semu Yam mask Abelam people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Self-portrait with front of Pe'a, Sentinel road, Herne Bay Greg Semu Untitled Francis Tongoi Yam mask Abelam people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Untitled Francis Tongoi Maze sculpture or Table plateau Alex JELINEK Chiroro simi tangla (Two men and two birds) Apisai Petili Untitled Hubert Yambin Temar ne ari (Ancestor spirit figure) Lacon Ngusu ngusu (Ancestor figure) Roviana Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands Sami and the Panguna mine Taloi Havini; Stuart MILLER (photographer) Ormatua, fisherman's god Rarotonga, Cook Islands Yam mask Abelam people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Seated figure, ridge tile Aibom people, Chambri Lakes, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Temar ne ari (Ancestor spirit figure) Mansak Half figure Henry MOORE Tumbuan mask Iatmul people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Kowanay Poko, a Mija spirit Meyibor Yam mask Abelam people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Susu mask Sulka people, East New Britain Province, New Britain, Papua New Guinea