Temar ne ari (Ancestor spirit figure)
(c. 1995)

Mansak

Medium: earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on clay on fibre, cane, shell, pig tusk, feathers, gossamer
Measurements: 104.7 × 36.1 × 17.5 cm
Place/s of Execution: Ranpupupre village, Olal District, Ambrym, Vanuatu
Accession Number: 2009.26
Departments: Oceanic Sculpture / Pacific Art
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2009
© the artist
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location: Not on display
Physical description: This two-headed Temar by Mansak's family from Ranupupre represents a pair of ancestors, either members of the same grade society or twins. The standing figure is striped with a shock of orange pigment on the abdomen.