Malagan Memorial Festival Pole

1800s

Maker Unknown

Oceania

Malagan Memorial Festival Pole, 1800s. Melanesia, New Ireland, 19th century. Painted wood, sea snail opercula; overall: 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Munro 1971.149

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: painted wood, sea snail opercula
Medium: painted, wood, sea, snail, opercula
Dimensions: Overall: 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.)
Departments: Oceania
Accession Number: 1971.149
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Munro
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1971, Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
Rights Statement: CC0