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exhibitions > recent: Selections for the Tribal and Textile Art ShowNew York, May 15th - 17th, 2004 |
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Swan-necked or hooked
boomerang Probably Arunda or neighboring aboriginal peoples, Northern Territory, Australia Probably 19th century Hardwood, red and white ochre, incised designs L: 28.5 inches (73 cm) |
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Stilt step, tapuva'e
Marquesas Islands Probably 18th-early 19th century Wood H: 16 inches (41 cm) |
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| Log coffin Late 19th century Wood; orange, white, red and black pigment L: 34 inches (86 cm), D: 6 inches (15 cm) |
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Figural bowl, apira ni
mwane Star Harbour Region, Solomon Islands Probably early 20th century Wood, shell, black pigment L: 43 inches (109 cm) |
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Figural sculpture of a sea spirit Tigoana (d. 1966), Solomon Islands, San Christobal, Star Harbour Region Carved in the late 1930s Wood with red and white pigment H: 33 inches (84 cm), W: 12.5 inches (32 cm) |
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Headrest Tonga 19th century Wood, fiber |
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Chief's seat,
no'oanga Atiu, Cook Islands 19th century Wood, probably tamanu |
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Neckrest Tonga Wood H: 5.75 inches (15 cm), W: 18 inches (46 cm) |
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Pineapple club, totokia Fiji Wood L: 37.5 inches (95 cm) |
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Dagger with obsidian blade Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea 19th century Obsidian, parinarium nut paste, red and white pigment L: 10.8 inches (27 cm), W: 1.25 inches (3 cm) |
