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Ancestral figure
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Ancestral figure

Maker Melanesian
Object number81.17.1465
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
MediumWood and pigment
Image Not Available for Snake figure
Snake figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1461
Kamangabbi figure
Kamangabbi figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1463
Initiation figure
Initiation figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1499
Image Not Available for Ancestral female figure seated on a chest
Ancestral female figure seated on a chest
Congolese
Object number: 81.17.892
Ancestral Figure with Caryatids
Ancestral Figure with Caryatids
ca. 1800
Object number: 67.108
Crocodile Effigy
Crocodile Effigy
Melanesian
late 19th century
Object number: 69.69
Image Not Available for Object
Object
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1476
Ancestor Board
Ancestor Board
Melanesian
Object number: 93.159
Canoe-Prow Splashboard (Rajim)
Canoe-Prow Splashboard (Rajim)
Melanesian
early 20th Century
Object number: 70.120
Ancestral head on post
Ancestral head on post
Ghanaian
Object number: 68.152
Ancestral ram's head
Ancestral ram's head
19th century
Object number: 78.55
Paddle
Paddle
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1442