About the Artwork
Ancestor Figure
17th or 18th century
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Oceanian
Maori
Wood
23 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches (59.7 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
Sculpture
Oceanic Art
Founders Society Purchase, Director's Discretionary Fund
65.96
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
(Judith Small Galleries, USA) 1965-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Maori, Oceanian, Ancestor Figure, 17th or 18th century, Wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Director's Discretionary Fund, 65.96.
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