Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
Deity Post for a Men's House

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
Not on view

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ProvenanceMarl Kol Kol Village, Solomon Islands; [Galerie Kamer, New York, by 1966]; Dominique de Menil (1908–1997) and John de Menil (1903–1973), Houston, by 1966; given to MFAH, 1966.

Exhibition History"Oceanic Art," Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, November 23, 1969–January 4, 1970.

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