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Loan Object
Photo by Johan Vipper
Photo credit: Johan Vipper
Box with Small Ancestor Figures
18th–19th century
Wood
C - top: 31.5 × 9.4 × 5.5 cm (12 3/8 × 3 11/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
A - large figure: 17.3 × 4 × 4 cm (6 13/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
B - small figure: 15 × 4 × 3.9 cm (5 7/8 × 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
D - bottom: 31.6 × 9.4 × 5.5 cm (12 7/16 × 3 11/16 ×
A - large figure: 17.3 × 4 × 4 cm (6 13/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
B - small figure: 15 × 4 × 3.9 cm (5 7/8 × 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
D - bottom: 31.6 × 9.4 × 5.5 cm (12 7/16 × 3 11/16 ×
Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
ILE2012.30.375
Geography:
Made in Leti, Moluccas, Indonesia
Culture:
Leti
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Ritual Objects
Provenance:
Ex-collection: J. Hope, London
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
