Figure (Temes Nevimbur )
20th century
Object PlaceMalakula, Vanuatu
Medium/TechniqueWood, cobwebs, clay, pigment, boar tusks
DimensionsLegacy: 32 in.
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.119
On View
Not on viewClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
Provenance1971, acquired in Southern Malekula, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) by George Staempfli, Staempfli Gallery, New York; February 29, 1972, sold by Staempfli Gallery to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
20th century
20th century
20th century
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
mid to late 20th century
mid 20th century
20th century
20th century