COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.98.37.1
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Pacific; Melanesian; New Guinean; Papuan; Sawos
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Name-CRT:
Tshuosh (Sawos)
Title:
Mortuary panel
View:
Front
Creation Date:
20th century
Creation Start Date:
1900
Creation End Date:
1999
Materials and Techniques:
wood, bark, raffia, pigment
Classification Term:
Miscellaneous
Dimensions:
H.57 x W.35 x D.3 in., irregular
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
98.37.1
Credit Line:
The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
Context:
Figurative panels such as this one are made at the death of an important person and are displayed under a small shelter with the body. The female figure on the panel can refer to the original female ancestor of the clan, the deceased, or the Tshuosh people as a whole.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.12819c.tif
