Loan Object
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Box with Small Ancestor Figures

18th–19th century

Wood

C - top: 31.5 x 9.4 x 5.5 cm (12 3/8 x 3 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.) A - large figure: 17.3 x 4 x 4 cm (6 13/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.) B - small figure: 15 x 4 x 3.9 cm (5 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.) D - bottom: 31.6 x 9.4 x 5.5 cm (12 7/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 3/16 i
Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
ILE2012.30.375
Culture: 
Leti
Period: 
19th century
Classification: 
Ritual Objects
Geography: 
Made in Leti, Moluccas, Indonesia
Status: 
On view*
Provenance: 

Ex-collection: J. Hope, London

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