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Temar ne ari (Ancestor spirit figure)

Mansak
Temar ne ari (Ancestor spirit figure)
 (c. 1995)

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

Measurements
111.0 × 34.5 × 16.3 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
Ranpupupre village, Olal District, Ambrym, Vanuatu

Accession Number
2009.27

Departments
Oceanic Sculpture / Pacific Art

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Physical description
The dramatic standing figure representing an ancestor is dynamically decorated with orange and sepia asymmetrical designs on the abdomen and face with stripes on the arms.

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