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Door plank (joyo jopo or tale)

late 19th century
Object PlaceNew Caledonia, French Polynesia
Medium/TechniqueWood, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 148.6 x 49.5 cm (58 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.310
On View
On view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenancePrivate European collection. July, 2001, sold by the Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam to David F. Rosenthal Arts, San Francisco; August 26, 2001, sold by Rosenthal to William Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
Roof finial (gomoa)
19th–20th century
Lintel
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
19th–20th century
Male figure
19th century
Female figure
19th century
Artist unidentified, Melanesian
late 19th century
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
19th–20th century
Mask
mid to late 20th century
Suspension hook
20th century