COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
mediaCollectionId
AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MIA_.68.9.3
amicoid
MIA_.68.9.3
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1999
aly
1999
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
oty
Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
crn
Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Pacific; Melanesian
crc
Asian; Pacific; Melanesian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
sculptor
crr
sculptor
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
crt
artist unknown
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Malagan Mortuary Column
otn
Malagan Mortuary Column
Title
false
View:
Front
rid
Front
View
false
Creation Date:
19th century
oct
19th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1800
ocs
1800
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1899
oce
1899
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
wood, shell, vegetable fiber, pigment
omd
wood, shell, vegetable fiber, pigment
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
mallangan
clt
mallangan
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H.101 in.
met
H.101 in.
Dimensions
false
Component Measured:
height only
mcm
height only
Component Measured
false
Measurement Unit:
in
mdu
in
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
oon
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
oop
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
68.9.3
ooa
68.9.3
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of the Morse Foundation
ooc
Gift of the Morse Foundation
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This large pole features a pair of figures, male and female, probably representing clan ancestors. The female figure stands on a pig's head, which may connect the piece to bush clans, clans who originate in the inland, or bush of New Ireland. The circular design at the center, called an "eye of fire" in many New Ireland languages, refers to the sun, to a family hearth, and the idea of centrality or focus.
cxd
<P>This large pole features a pair of figures, male and female, probably representing clan ancestors. The female figure stands on a pig's head, which may connect the piece to bush clans, clans who originate in the inland, or bush of New Ireland. The circular design at the center, called an "eye of fire" in many New Ireland languages, refers to the sun, to a family hearth, and the idea of centrality or focus.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.4520c.tif
ril
MIA_.4520c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false