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Ancestor board
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Ancestor board

Date19th century
Maker Melanesian
Object number59.94
Provenance[Carlebach Gallery, New York]; purchased from gallery by Seattle Art Museum (Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), 1959
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions65 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (165.74 x 21.59 x 13.97 cm)
MediumCarved wood
Ancestor Board
Ancestor Board
Melanesian
Object number: 93.159
Image Not Available for Ancestor board
Ancestor board
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1452
Ancestor board
Ancestor board
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1453
Image Not Available for Ancestor figure
Ancestor figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1460
Image Not Available for Ancestor figure
Ancestor figure
Melanesian
Object number: 93.158
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Je Antelope mask
Cote d'Ivoire
early-mid 20th century
Object number: 2012.1.1
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Sogo Bo Bird/Antelope Puppet Head
Bamana
early 20th century
Object number: 2012.1.3
Image Not Available for Untitled
Untitled
2022
Object number: 2022.18
Female Ancestor Figure
Female Ancestor Figure
Melanesian
probably 19th century
Object number: 69.66
Image Not Available for Singiti (ancestor figure)
Singiti (ancestor figure)
Congolese
Object number: 81.17.602
Seated Ancestor figure
Seated Ancestor figure
Object number: 67.103
Image Not Available for Ancestor figure
Ancestor figure
Tellum period, before 1359 AD
Object number: 2018.18.6