Figure (hampatong)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th century, 1950–2000
Object PlaceKalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueIronwood, shell, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 38 x 32.5 x 18.5 cm (14 15/16 x 12 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Geneviève McMillan in memory of Reba Stewart
Accession number2009.2747
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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This fragment, made of gray ironwood, formed the end-piece of a small coffin used in elaborate funerary ceremonies. The features and posture of this aggressive figure, who assumes the role of a ritual guardian, are intended to be menacing and intimidating.
Provenance1982, sold by Galerie Robert Duperrier, Paris, to Geneviève McMillan (b. 1922 - d. 2008), Cambridge, MA; 2008, to the Geneviève McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation, Cambridge; 2009, gift of the Geneviève McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 17, 2009)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
mid to late 20th century
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
early to mid-20th century
