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Guardian figure
Guardian figure

Guardian figure

Maker Melanesian
Maker Trobriand Island
Object number99.116
Credit LineGift of Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb
Dimensions19 1/4 x 4 x 6 in. (48.9 x 10.2 x 15.2 cm)
MediumWood
Photo: Paul Macapia
Canoe prow figure (Nguzu Nguzu)
Melanesian
19th century
Object number: 81.17.1443
Image Not Available for Ancestor figure
Ancestor figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1460
Image Not Available for Snake figure
Snake figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1461
Kamangabbi figure
Kamangabbi figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1463
Image Not Available for Ancestral figure
Ancestral figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1465
Initiation figure
Initiation figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1499
Figure
Figure
Melanesian
Object number: 94.115
Image Not Available for Ancestor figure
Ancestor figure
Melanesian
Object number: 93.158
Figure on pedestal base "Korovar"
Figure on pedestal base "Korovar"
Melanesian
probably 19th century
Object number: 68.147
Male figure
Male figure
Melanesian
Object number: 77.19
Photo: Paul Macapia
Reliquary guardian figure (Eyema Bieri)
Gabonese
Object number: 81.17.783
Comb with figure on handle
Comb with figure on handle
Melanesian
Object number: 68.146