Ancestor Figure
Artist
Unknown
Date19th century (?)
MediumWood, rattan, tapa, and paint
Dimensions33 3/8 x 7 1/8 x 9 in. (84.8 x 18.1 x 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsMixed Media
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes
Object number86.12
On View
Not on viewPublished ReferencesMary Ellen Soles, entry for Ancestor Figure (Kandimbing), in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, Rebecca Martin Nagy, ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1998), 47, 51, illus. (color) 51.
Mary Ellen Soles, entry for Ancestor Figure, in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), 106, illus. (color) 107.
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