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Object Number
38-79-70/919
Display Title
Large wooden ancestral image
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved wooden human figure, standing, holding objects in both hands
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
/
Nias Island
Materials
Wood, Palm leaf
Dimensions
Overall: 53.5 x 14.3 x 13.5 cm (21 1/16 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-79-70/919
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Chester S. Chard
(1937-1938)
Collector
Mrs. Chester S. Chard
(1937-1938)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Chester S. Chard
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. Chester S. Chard
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38-79-70/920 | Large wooden ancestral image |
Figurine
|
Nias Island
| |
| 38-79-70/918 | Large wooden ancestral image - male |
Figurine
|
Nias Island
| |
| 38-79-70/917 | Large wooden ancestral image - male |
Figurine
|
Nias Island
| |
| 38-79-70/921 | Group of 7 wooden ancestral images, bound together by wooden bar |
Figurine
|
Nias Island
| |
| 38-79-70/929 | Small stone ancestral image - blackened |
Figurine
|
Nias Island
| |
| 38-79-70/928 | Small stone ancestral image - blackened |
Figurine
|
Nias Island
| |
| 38-79-70/927 | Small stone ancestral image - blackened |
Figurine
|
Nias Island
| |
| 08-36-70/74190 | Ancestral image |
Figurine
|
Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Eastern Lepanto | |
| 08-36-70/74189 | Ancestral image |
Figurine
|
Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Eastern Lepanto | |
| 38-108-70/1110 | Wooden ancestral image (adoe zatoea) - female |
Figurine
|
Nias Island
| |
| 08-36-70/74191 | Ancestral image |
Figurine
|
Eastern Lepanto
Northern Nueva Vizcaya | |
| 38-79-70/935 | Small stone ancestral image - blackened |
Carving
|
Nias Island
|