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Abelam ceremonial board

20th century
Object PlaceRoma Village, Maprik, Papua New Guinea
Medium/TechniqueWood, pigment
Dimensions22.75 in. h x 19 in. w x 2.5 in. d
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.174
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceSaid to come from a men’s house in Roma, Papua New Guinea. May 21, 1986, sold by Wayne Heathcote (dealer), New York, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
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20th century
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Yam cult head (yina)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century
Female figure (nogwi)
Female figure (nogwi)
19th–20th century
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19th–20th century
Arapesh Figure
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20th century
Standing figure (totok)
Standing figure (totok)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
19th–20th century
Image Not Available for Male Figure
Male Figure
20th century
Image Not Available for Female Figure
Female Figure
20th century
Male Figure
Male Figure
20th century
Image Not Available for Figure (Bioma)
Figure (Bioma)
20th century
Figure
Figure
20th century