Ancestor Figure (Tiki)

date

about 1700-1899

creation place

Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquises, Iles

medium & support

Carved basalt

measurements

14 3/4 x 5 x 4 1/8 in. (37.47 x 12.7 x 10.46 cm)

credit line

Gift of Thomas and Marsha French

accession number

2001.026.001

keywords

anatomy, Australian religion, biology, body, carving, ceremonial object, Corpo humano, figure, gods, human being, human figure, ki'i, non-Christian religion, Polynesian/Melanesian religion, religion, Ripa, rite, ritual object, sculpture, statue, supernatural, tiki

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