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Female Figure
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Female Figure

20th century
Object PlacePapua Province, New Guinea, Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueWood, pigment
Dimensions116.84 cm (46 in.)
Credit LineGift of William E. and Bertha L. Teel
Accession number1996.392
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceBetween 1958 and 1960, acquired in the Asmat region of Indonesia by an engineer working in the area [see note]. 1976, sold by Bernheimers' Antique Arts, Cambridge, MA, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 1996, partial gift of William and Bertha Teel to the MFA; 2014, acquired fully with the bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Dates: December 18, 1996 and February 26, 2014)

NOTE: According to the dealer at the time of the Teels’ purchase.