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Temar ne pato ne ari (Ancestor spirit figures)

Joachin Kilfan
Temar ne pato ne ari (Ancestor spirit figures)
 2004

Medium
Tree Fern (Dicksonia sp.), earth pigments, fibre, feathers

Measurements
(a) 189.5 × 39.8 × 29.8 cm (female)
(b) 184.1 × 41.6 × 39.8 cm (male)

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
Halhal village, Olal District, Ambrym, Vanuatu

Accession Number
2009.30.a-b

Department
Pacific Art

Physical description
The male and female figures represent important ancestors. Each are carved from fern trees and decorated on the face and abdomen with linear and dotted designs. In common with the sculptural forms of Ambrym's Atingting (slit drum) and mague (tree fern sculptures), the figures have large heads and circular eyes.

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