Figure
18033
From: Marquesas Islands | Nuku Hiva | Tai Pi Vai
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
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Native Name
Tiki
Object Number
18033
Current Location
Collections Storage
Culture
Marquesan
Provenience
Marquesas Islands | Nuku Hiva | Tai Pi Vai
Date Made
pre 1874
Section
Oceanian
Materials
Wood
Technique
Carved
Description
Human figure with stylized face, flexed knees, hands resting on stomach. In the Marquesas Islands such large wooden figures (tiki), representing deified ancestors, were placed on stone platforms at ritual sites.This one was found near Tai Pi Vai (Herman Melville's "Typee") Valley.
Height
133 cm
Width
24 cm
Depth
23 cm
Credit Line
Gift of William Pepper, 1891
Other Number
LE701 - Other Number
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
Greub, Suzanne. Gauguin Polynesia . Wemding, Germany: Hirmer Publishers, 2011. Page/Fig./Plate: 400 See: p. 276, Fig. 271
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Horne, Lee C. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum . Philadelphia: The University Museum, 1985. Page/Fig./Plate: 63, fig. 3
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Davenport, William H., Bengt Danielsson, and Richard S. Field. Gauguin and Exotic Art . 1969. See: #74
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Davidson, Daniel S. "The Oceanic Collections of the University Museum." The University Museum Bulletin 12, no. 3-4. (1947): 1-109. See: p. 90
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Hall, Henry U. "Art of the Marquesas Islanders ." The Museum Journal 12, no. 4. (1921): 252-292. See: p. 283, fig. 104
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Hall, Henry U. "Woodcarvings of the Austral Islands."
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Culin, Robert S. Loan Exhibition: Objects Used in Religious Ceremonies and Charms and Implements for Divination
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