GCR

GCR

Museum Exhibition

Catalogue of Works

Arts of Oceania

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

23 documented works

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Body mask

Asmat artist(s)

Body mask

mid-20th century

Mulberry fiber, rattan, sago palm leaves, wood, bamboo, cassowary bone, cassowary feathers, feathers, coix seeds, pigment

H. 89 x W. 32 x D. 23 1/2 in. (226.1 x 81.3 x 59.7 cm)

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Sereu (beaded panel)

Cenderawasih Bay artist

Sereu (beaded panel)

Late 19th–early 20th century

Glass beads, coconut palm fiber, cotton

(Approx.) H. 19 11/16 × W. 25 9/16 in. (50 × 65 cm)

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Ana deo (ancestral couple)

Nage artist

Ana deo (ancestral couple)

late 19th–early 20th century

Wood

(Approx.) H. 10 × W. 21 × D. 8 in. (25.4 × 53.3 × 20.3 cm)

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Lawo butu (women’s ceremonial skirt)

Ngada artist

Lawo butu (women’s ceremonial skirt)

late 19th–early 20th century

Cotton, glass beads, chambered-nautilus shell, nassa shell

H. 74 × W. 30 in. (187.96 × 76.2 cm) as mounted

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Deel (fan)

Marshall Islands artist

Deel (fan)

late 19th–early 20th century

Pandanus leaves, hibiscus fiber

H. 16 1/2 × W. 11 × D. 7/8 in. (41.9 × 27.9 × 2.2 cm) H. 20 1/4 w/mount

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Waka huia (treasure box)

Māori artist

Waka huia (treasure box)

mid-late 19th century

Wood, shell (pāua)

Assembled: H. 6 1/2 × W. 22 1/2 × D. 9 3/4 in. (16.5 × 57.2 × 24.8 cm)

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Epa (carved panel for a storehouse)

Māori artist

Epa (carved panel for a storehouse)

Mid-18th century or earlier

Wood

H. 59 × W. 13 1/2 × D. 4 in. (149.9 × 34.3 × 10.2 cm)

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Daveniyaqona (ritual dish)

Fijian artist

Daveniyaqona (ritual dish)

Early 19th century

Wood (vesi, Intsia bijuga)

H. 12 3/4 × W. 7 3/4 × D. 2 5/8 in. (32.4 × 19.7 × 6.7 cm)

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Tahiri ra'a (fly whisk)

Mā'ohi artist

Tahiri ra'a (fly whisk)

Early–mid-19th century

Wood, coconut fiber ('aha), human hair

H. 30 1/4 × W. 6 × D. 2 3/8 in. (76.8 × 15.2 × 6 cm)

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Female Figure

Inyai-Ewa people

Female Figure

16th–19th century

Wood

H. 67 in. × W. 16 1/2 in. × D. 5 in. (170.2 × 41.9 × 12.7 cm) Other: 16 in. × 2 1/2 in. (40.6 × 6.4 cm) D. 9 in with mount

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Tevau (feather money coil)

Santa Cruz Islands artist

Tevau (feather money coil)

late 19th–early 20th century

Feathers, fiber, bark, seeds, shell, glass beads, leaves

(On mount) H. 21 in. × W. 30 1/2 in. × D. 5 in. × L. 26 ft. 9 in. (53.3 × 77.5 × 12.7 × 815.3 cm)

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Tema (breastplate)

Santa Cruz Islands artist

Tema (breastplate)

late 19th–early 20th century

Tridacna shell, turtle shell, trade cloth, fiber

D. 3/16 × Diam. 7 1/2 in. (0.5 × 19.1 cm)

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Nguzunguzu (canoe prow ornament)

New Georgia Island artist (?)

Nguzunguzu (canoe prow ornament)

late 19th–early 20th century

Wood, paint, shell

H. 5 1/4 × W. 2 1/4 × D. 3 3/4 in. (13.3 × 5.7 × 9.5 cm)

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Pendant

New Georgia Island artist

Pendant

early to mid-20th century

Conus shell

H. 2 1/4 x W. 2 1/8 x D. 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.4 x 0.6 cm)

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Krar (mask)

Mabuiag Island artist

Krar (mask)

mid to late 19th century

Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint

H. 21 1/2 x W. 25 x D. 22 3/4 in. (54.6 x 63.5 x 57.8 cm)

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Headrest

Tami Islands

Headrest

mid to late 19th century

Wood, lime

H. 4 13/16 x W. 2 5/8 x D. 6 3/8 in. (12.3 x 6.6 x 16.2 cm)

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Ceremonial Board (Malu)

Sawos people

Ceremonial Board (Malu)

19th century

Wood

H. 75 x W. 24 x D. 6 1/2 in. (190.5 x 61 x 16.5 cm)

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Kapkap (pendant or head ornament)

New Ireland artist

Kapkap (pendant or head ornament)

late 19th–early 20th century

Tridacna shell, turtle shell, fiber

D. 1/2 × Diam. 5 1/4 in. (1.3 × 13.3 cm)

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Funerary Carving (Malagan)

Northern New Ireland people

Funerary Carving (Malagan)

Late 19th–early 20th century

Wood, paint, fiber

H. 9 ft. × W. 13 in. × D. 13 in. (274.3 × 33 × 33 cm)

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Lime Spatula

Mutuaga

Lime Spatula

1900–1910

Wood, lime

H. 24 1/2 × W. 3 1/8 × D. 3 5/8 in. (62.2 × 7.9 × 9.2 cm)

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Mask (eharo)

Elema people

Mask (eharo)

Early 20th century

Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber

H. 29 1/2 × W. 22 in. × D. 16 in. (74.9 × 55.9 × 40.6 cm)

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Headdress (Kapurei)

Sulka people

Headdress (Kapurei)

late 19th–early 20th century

Wood, paint

H. 43 1/2 x W. 10 1/4 x D. 8 3/4 in. (110.5 x 26 x 22.2 cm)

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Kavat (mask)

Kairak Baining artist

Kavat (mask)

1973

Bamboo, barkcloth, paint

H. 54 x W. 30 x D. 14 in. (137.2 x 76.2 x 35.6 cm)

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