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Temar ne sisi (Ancestor spirit figure)

Alpanu
Temar ne sisi (Ancestor spirit figure)
 (c. 2005)

Medium
earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on clay on fibre, wood and bamboo, cane, coconut husk, shell, pig tusk, feathers, gossamer

Measurements
153.0 × 54.0 × 28.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2009
© the artist

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Olal District, Ambrym, Vanuatu

Accession Number
2009.25

Departments
Oceanic Sculpture / Pacific Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

Physical description
This ancestor figure is painted in deep blue, scarlet, pale blue, green, yellow ochre and white. The standing figure in frontal pose with penis sheath bears faces on both the arms and legs, decorated in red and blue pigments, echoing the markings on its face.

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