Arapesh Figure
20th century
Object PlaceMaprik Area, Papua New Guinea
Medium/TechniqueWood, pigments
Dimensions92.71 cm (36 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of William E. and Bertha L. Teel
Accession number1992.416
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceOctober 14, 1977, sold by Oceanic Primitive Arts, Ltd., New York, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 1992, partial gift of William and Bertha Teel to the MFA; 2014, acquired fully with the bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Dates: June 30, 1992 and February 26, 2014)
20th century
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