CultureSolomon Islands peoples
Titles
- Deity Post for a Men's House
Date1900–1940
PlaceSolomon Islands
MediumWood
DimensionsDeity Post: 82 3/8 × 15 3/4 in. diameter (209.2 × 40 cm)
Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil
Object number66.12.1,.2
Non exposé
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Exhibition History"Oceanic Art," Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, November 23, 1969–January 4, 1970.
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Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
Sago spathes, plant fibers, nails, and paint
64.21
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
Plant fiber, mud, paint, and cassowary feathers
65.8
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
Sago spathes, cane, other plant fibers, paint, and feathers
62.43
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1973
Raffia, bamboo, other plant fibers, wood, paint, seeds, and feathers
73.182
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1868–1900
Wood and plant fiber
62.4
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1890–1905
Wood
93.397
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1890–1905
Wood
93.396
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1890–1905
Wood
93.395
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1920–1940
Wood, stone, plant fiber
87.269
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1933
Wood, paint
61.46
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1700–1800
Jade
90.292