House post
19th–20th century
Medium/TechniqueCarved tree fern
DimensionsApproximately 90 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. (230 x 37 cm)
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.287
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
Provenance1934, collected from the island of Gaua by Degenkolb during the Monsonen Expedition, and taken to Denmark. Private collection, Denmark. October, 1998, sold by Wayne Heathcote (dealer), London and Guernsey, Channel Islands, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
1880–1900
late 12th–early 13th century
18th century
18th century
14th century
First half of the 11th century (Baphuon style)
20th century
Late 19th-early 20th century
before 1916