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Ancestor Board
Ancestor Board

Ancestor Board

Maker Melanesian
Maker Papua New Guinea
Maker Papuan Gulf
Object number93.159
Credit LineGift of Mark Groudine and Cynthia Putnam
Dimensions46 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 1 in. (117.48 x 22.23 x 2.54 cm)
MediumWood with pigment
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Ancestor board
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1452
Ancestor board
Ancestor board
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1453
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Ancestor board
Melanesian
19th century
Object number: 59.94
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
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
Crocodile Effigy
Crocodile Effigy
Melanesian
late 19th century
Object number: 69.69
Image Not Available for Object
Object
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1476
Initiation figure
Initiation figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1499
Canoe-Prow Splashboard (Rajim)
Canoe-Prow Splashboard (Rajim)
Melanesian
early 20th Century
Object number: 70.120