Figure, ti′i, of wood, from the Society Islands (probably Tahiti); part of the Forster collection (Forster 38; 1886.1.1423)
Male figure carved from heavy wood, with straight shoulders and large ears. The damage to the feet suggests that the figure has been cut from a larger piece of wood, and the figure may originally have been on a canoe prow
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1886.1.1423 and 1886.1.1424
Front of figure (with scale)
Side of figure (with scale)
Back of figure (with scale) |