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Sculpture
Face Mask
New Caledonian artist, (active )
New Caledonian artist
New Caledonia
15 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (38.7 x 17.1 x 8.3 cm)
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Wood
Wood
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1900-2000, masks (sculpture), Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
1949.92
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
49.92SL1
slide
full frontal
2 x 2
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glossy
8x10
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2 x 2
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glossy
2 x 2
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49.92DI1
digital image
full frontal
2 x 2
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49.92DI#2
digital image
6/18/2008
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Sculpture
Spirit Board (Gope)
Papua New Guinean artist
Papua New Guinean artist
Papua New Guinea
Primary
54 x 12 3/4 in. (137.2 x 32.4 cm)
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Wood
Wood
Papua New Guinea; made in Gulf Province, Era River Region
1950-1987
1950
1987
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands), religious & ritual objects, sculpture
Sculpture
Traditionally, spirit or gope boards were considered dwelling places for individual spirits. Each spirit was linked to specific parts of the land, river or sea associated with the clan. They were kept in each clan’s cubicle within the larger Men’s House along with other items such as human and animal skulls meant to honor various spirits within their clan.
The boards' highly stylized imagery is believed to represent the way the spirit looks. While the imagery reflects certain consistencies within clans, their varied style and appearance reflects individual artists’ representations of individual spirits. Despite differences, every board has a face and a navel. The navel was particularly important because it served as the access point through which the spirit entered the board.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1987.84
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
87.84SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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glossy
8 x 10
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negative
4 x 5
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87.84DI1
digital image
2 x 2
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87.84DI#2
digital image
6/10/2009
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Sculpture
Hook Figure (Yipwon)
Arambak artist, (active )
Arambak artist
Papua New Guinea
85 in. (215.9 cm)
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Wood
Wood
Arambak; made in Papua New Guinea
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0
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands), religious & ritual objects, sculpture
Sculpture
This hook figure, or yipwon, is a 20th century reproduction of old, powerful figures believed to guide and assist tribes in hunting and warfare. The hooks represent ribs which surround the central element of the heart. The large yipwon were kept in the sacred space of the Men’s House where it acted as a vessel to house primordial ancestral spirits. These spirits were called into the yipwon prior to battle by a senior man who activated the figure by rubbing it with powerful substances. If the battle was a success, returning warriors smeared it with the blood of their victims. Particularly effective yipwon were handed down for generations.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1970.82
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
70.82SL1
slide
2 x 2
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glossy
full
1 x 5
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negative
full
4 x 5
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glossy
full
8 x 10
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70.82DI1
digital image
2 x 2
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70.82DI#2
digital image
6/18/2008
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Sculpture
Orator's Chair
Iatmul artist, (active )
Iatmul artist
Papua New Guinea
Primary
44 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 20 in. (113 x 47 x 50.8 cm)
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Wood
Wood
Iatmul; made in Suapmeri Village, Middle Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
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chairs, Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
Orator's stools were not actually designed to be sat upon. Rather, they held a central place within the Men's House, serving as a lectern during debates. Taking turns, members of a clan would attempt to upstage each other with their eloquence, theatrics and knowledge of genealogical lineages. A speaker would stand or sit next to the stool, carrying a bundle of leaves. At key points in his speak, he would place a leaf on the stool or strike the stool with the bundle to invoke the ancestor represented on the stool.
This particular example is from the village of Suapmeri, of the Iatmul peoples in the Middle Sepik River Region of New Guinea. Typical of the area are the four black circles on the whitened face, the treatment of the eyes, and the catfish headdress, and the squat muscular figure with its scars. Around the periphery of the face runs a fiber band for the attachment of fern leaves. On either side of the central figure, which is male, are two small female figures in bridal veils.
[Gallery label text]
1974.71
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
74.71SL1
slide
front view
2 x 2
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glossy
8x10
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74.71SL2
slide
detail
2 x 2
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74.71DI1
digital image
front view
2 x 2
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74.71DI#2
digital image
6/18/2008
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Sculpture
Gable Mask
Iatmul artist, (active )
Iatmul artist
Papua New Guinea
14 3/4 x 7 11/16 x 4 1/2 in. (37.5 x 19.5 x 11.5 cm)
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overall
overall
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with mount
overall
Wood
Wood
Iatmul; made in Middle Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
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0
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands), sculpture
Sculpture
The spiritual lives of Melanesian communities are dominated by Men’s Societies. The ceremonial Men’s House is the sacred dwelling place of the clan spirits, treasures, and of initiated men. Gable masks like this adorned the façades of Men’s Houses. Similar to gargoyles in medieval churches, these figures were meant to ward off troublesome spirits that can cause illness and spread mischief. Gable masks embodied powerful female, ancestral spirits.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1973.139
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
73.139SL1
slide
2 x 2
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73.139DI1
digital image
2 x 2
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73.139DI#2
digital image
6/17/2008
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73.139DI#3
digital image
1/13/2009
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73.139TR1
transparency
Front
4 x 5
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Sculpture
Spirit Figure (Mindja)
Waresi artist, (active )
Waresi artist
Papua New Guinea
41 3/4 x 9 13/16 x 4 5/16 in. (106 x 25 x 11 cm)
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overall
overall
Wood
Wood
Waresi; made in Upper Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
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Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
The cultivation of yams was central to the lives of the Waresi people; they served as both a ceremonial and staple food. The spirits responsible for their growth (and by extension for the welfare of the community) needed to be properly honored upon the harvest. During the mindja-ma ceremony a basket containing yams was adorned with two of these figures. Mindja were considered to be powerful male water spirits who lived, and were sometimes visible, just below the surface in lakes. This powerful otherworldly being embodies the qualities of humans, plants and animals. The simplified eyes, nose and mouth are based on the human face. The painted diamond shapes symbolize banana leaves, and the projecting triangles that run down the bottom half of the figure represent an undulating snake.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1974.76
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
glossy
8x10
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
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74.76DI#1
digital image
6/18/2008
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Sculpture
Yam Mask
Abelam artist, (active )
Abelam artist
Papua New Guinea
11 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (29.8 x 31.1 x 5.7 cm)
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Grasses
Grasses
Abelam; Made in Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea
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Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
Abelam yam masks were never worn by humans. They are so small because they were made to adorn the long yams grown by the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea. These long yams, which were not eaten, grow up to 6-9 feet and were exchanged between men as a form of community building. An Abelam man’s prestige was measured in direct proportion to the size of his yams. Special long yams with anthropomorphic features were considered living supernatural beings and were lavishly decorated with paint, feathers, shells, leaves, and masks, and then publicly displayed. The interlacing between solid bands refers to the caterpillar found on yam vines.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1974.78
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
74.78DI#2
digital image
6/18/2008
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74.78DI#2
digital image
Front
00/00/00
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Sculpture
Mask (Mai)
Iatmul artist, (active )
Iatmul artist
Papua New Guinea
Primary
29 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (73.7 x 16.5 x 14 cm)
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Wood
Wood
Iatmul; made in Middle Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
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0
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
This mask was made in the mid-20th century by an Iatmul artist after the traditional mai masks danced by young initiated men and boys. Mai masks were not worn directly over a dancer’s face, rather they were attached to a large basketry piece that fit over his head and upper body. To this piece were attached brightly colored flowers, feather and leaves that disguised the human form below. Hidden below the costume the dancer sang in falsetto through a bamboo tube which helped to further transform his voice and presence. Four masks were danced together in two pairs, one as a pair of brothers and one as a pair of sisters. While the performances were public affairs, much of the preparation before and activities during were veiled in secrecy.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1977.158
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
77.158DI#1
digital image
10/7/2008
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77.158DI#2
digital image
7/28/2009
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Sculpture
Spirit Board (Gope)
Papua New Guinean artist
Papua New Guinean artist
Papua New Guinea
Primary
44 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (112.7 x 24.1 cm)
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Wood
Wood
Papua New Guinea; made in Gulf Province, Era River Region
1950-1987
1950
1987
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
Traditionally, spirit or gope boards were considered dwelling places for individual spirits. Each spirit was linked to specific parts of the land, river or sea associated with the clan. They were kept in each clan’s cubicle within the larger Men’s House along with other items such as human and animal skulls meant to honor various spirits within their clan.
The boards' highly stylized imagery is believed to represent the way the spirit looks. While the imagery reflects certain consistencies within clans, their varied style and appearance reflects individual artists’ representations of individual spirits. Despite differences, every board has a face and a navel. The navel was particularly important because it served as the access point through which the spirit entered the board.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1987.79
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
glossy
8x10
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
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87.79DI#1
digital image
2/24/2009
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87.79DI#2
digital image
6/10/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/87.79_A2.jpg
Sculpture
Spirit Board (Gope)
Papua New Guinean artist
Papua New Guinean artist
Papua New Guinea
Primary
48 7/16 x 9 11/16 in. (123 x 24.6 cm)
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Wood
Wood
1950-1987
1950
1987
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
1987.80
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
glossy
8x10
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
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87.80DI#1
digital image
2/24/2009
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87.80DI#2
digital image
6/10/2009
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Sculpture
Spirit Board (Gope)
New Guinean artist, (active )
New Guinean artist
New Guinea
Primary
47 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (120 x 15.6 cm)
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Wood
Wood
1950-1987
1950
1987
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
1987.81
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
glossy
8x10
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
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87.81DI#1
digital image
2/24/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/87.81_A1.jpg
87.81DI#2
digital image
6/10/2009
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Sculpture
Spirit Board (Gope)
Papua New Guinean artist
Papua New Guinean artist
Papua New Guinea
Primary
47 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (120.7 x 19.4 cm)
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Wood
Wood
Papua New Guinea; made in Gulf Province, Era River Region
1950-1987
1950
1987
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
Traditionally, spirit or gope boards were considered dwelling places for individual spirits. Each spirit was linked to specific parts of the land, river or sea associated with the clan. They were kept in each clan’s cubicle within the larger Men’s House along with other items such as human and animal skulls meant to honor various spirits within their clan.
The boards' highly stylized imagery is believed to represent the way the spirit looks. While the imagery reflects certain consistencies within clans, their varied style and appearance reflects individual artists’ representations of individual spirits. Despite differences, every board has a face and a navel. The navel was particularly important because it served as the access point through which the spirit entered the board.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1987.82
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
glossy
8x10
00/00/00
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
87.82DI#1
digital image
2/24/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/87.82_A1.jpg
87.82DI#2
digital image
6/10/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/87.82_A2.jpg
Sculpture
Spirit Board (Gope)
New Guinean artist, (active )
New Guinean artist
New Guinea
Primary
42 x 10 3/8 in. (106.7 x 26.4 cm)
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Wood
Wood
1950-1987
1950
1987
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
1987.83
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
glossy
8x10
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
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87.83DI#1
digital image
2/24/2009
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87.83DI#2
digital image
6/10/2009
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Sculpture
Spirit Board (Gope)
New Guinean artist, (active )
New Guinean artist
New Guinea
Primary
44 7/8 x 12 1/2 in. (114 x 31.8 cm)
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Wood
Wood
1950-1987
1950
1987
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
1987.85
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
glossy
8x10
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
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87.85DI#1
digital image
2/24/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/87.85_A1.jpg
87.85DI#2
digital image
6/10/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/87.85_A2.jpg
Sculpture
Spirit Board (Gope)
New Guinean artist, (active )
New Guinean artist
New Guinea
Primary
57 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (146.7 x 34.3 cm)
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Wood
Wood
1950-1987
1950
1987
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
1987.86
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
glossy
8x10
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
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87.86DI#1
digital image
2/24/2009
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87.86DI#2
digital image
6/10/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/87.86_A2.jpg
Sculpture
Spirit Board (Gope)
New Guinean artist, (active )
New Guinean artist
New Guinea
Primary
69 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (177.2 x 29.2 cm)
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Wood
Wood
1950-1987
1950
1987
Oceanic, Oceanic art (Pacific Islands)
Sculpture
1987.87
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
glossy
8x10
00/00/00
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negative
4x5
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
87.87DI#1
digital image
2/24/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/87.87_A1.jpg
87.87DI#2
digital image
6/10/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/87.87_A2.jpg