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Split-drum (tamtam), Fanla Village, northern Ambryn Island, Vanuatu, 1960-70 (breadfruit tree wood and paint)

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HST169878
Image title
Split-drum (tamtam), Fanla Village, northern Ambryn Island, Vanuatu, 1960-70 (breadfruit tree wood and paint)
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Artist
Chief Tofor (20th century)
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
Medium
breadfruit tree wood and paint
Date
1960 AD - 1970 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
365.8x55.9x55.9 cms
Image description

used in ceremonies commemorating advancement in male age-grade system; this drum was carved by leader of the Village;

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Photo: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / Museum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund / Bridgeman Images
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carving / melanesian / oceania / melanesia / primitive / tribal / concave head representing ancestor / south pacific / oceanic / ritual object
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Largest available format 6912 × 8789 px 16 MB
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Medium 806 × 1024 px 68 × 87 mm 845 KB

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