Temar ne ari (Ancestor spirit figure)
(c. 1995)
Medium
earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on wood and clay on fibre, bamboo, cane, coconut husk, shell, pig tusk, feathers, gossamer
Measurements
111.0 × 34.5 × 16.3 cm
Place/s of Execution
Ranpupupre village, Olal District, Ambrym, Vanuatu
Accession Number
2009.27
Departments
Oceanic Sculpture / Pacific Art Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
The dramatic standing figure representing an ancestor is dynamically decorated with orange and sepia asymmetrical designs on the abdomen and face with stripes on the arms.