Painting

Museum number:
17-614
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Alternate number:
22 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3220
Description:
Melanesian man from Mabuiag with fishing spear and catch in hand.
Donor:
Caroline Mytinger
Collection place:
Mabuiag Island, Near Western Islands, Torres Strait Islands
Culture or time period:
Torres Strait Islanders
Maker or artist:
Caroline Mytinger
Collector:
Caroline Mytinger
Collection date:
1933–1937
Materials:
Bamboo (material)
Place depicted:
Melanesia
Culture depicted:
Melanesian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Paintings (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
1933–1937
Accession date:
March 26, 1976
Department:
Drawings and paintings
Dimensions:
height 89.5 centimeters and width 138 centimeters
Title:
Kai-kai (Title Subject)
Comment:
Melanesia, New Guinea, Torres Straits, Mabuiag Islands. Pyroengraved bamboo frame.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Painting, accession number 17-614, described as Melanesian man from Mabuiag with fishing spear and catch in hand.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Painting, accession number 17-614, described as Melanesian man from Mabuiag with fishing spear and catch in hand.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Painting, accession number 17-614, described as Melanesian man from Mabuiag with fishing spear and catch in hand.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Painting, accession number 17-614, described as Melanesian man from Mabuiag with fishing spear and catch in hand.

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