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Loan Object
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Ancestor Figure

late 19th century

Wood; carved

9 × 2.3 × 3.3 cm (3 9/16 × 7/8 × 1 5/16 in.) base: 3.5 × 2.6 × 1.7 cm (1 3/8 × 1 × 11/16 in.)
Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
ILE2012.30.489
Geography: 
Made in Leti, Moluccas, Indonesia
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Leti
Period: 
19th century
Classification: 
Sculpture
Provenance: 

Ex-collection: J. Friede, Rye, New York

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