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Male figure
Male figure

Male figure

19th–20th century
Object PlacePapua New Guinea
Medium/TechniqueWood
Dimensions29.25 in. h x 5.75 in. w x 5 in. d
Credit LineGift of William E. and Bertha L. Teel
Accession number1991.1080
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Description
It is thought that this figure may represent an important clan ancestor, but extensive research is yet to be done among the people who live along the Goam River. A fiber fringe was originally knotted through the small holes around the head.
ProvenanceLate 1950s, acquired in Papua New Guinea by Wayne Heathcote (dealer), New York; about 1968, sold by Heathcote to Walter Randell (dealer), New York; sold by Randell to a private collector; sold by this private collector to Wayne Heathcote; March, 1985, sold by Heathcote to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 1991, partial gift of William and Bertha Teel to the MFA; 2014, acquired fully with the bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Dates: January 22, 1992 and February 26, 2014)
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