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Standing figure (totok)
Malangan
19th–20th century
Object Place: New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Medium/Technique
Wood, pigments, snail valves
Dimensions
111.76 cm (44 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William E. and Bertha L. Teel
Accession Number1994.426
CollectionsContemporary Art, Africa and Oceania
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceArthur Speyer (b. 1894 - d. 1958), Berlin. Possibly with Charles Ratton (dealer; d. 1986), Paris [see note]. Claire Zeisler (b. 1903 – d. 1991), Chicago. September 29, 1993, sold by Tambaran Gallery, New York, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 1994, year-end gift of William and Bertha Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 1995)
NOTE: The dealer suggested it may have belonged to Charles Ratton, who is known to have purchased objects from Speyer, and sold to Claire Zeisler.
NOTE: The dealer suggested it may have belonged to Charles Ratton, who is known to have purchased objects from Speyer, and sold to Claire Zeisler.