A Fine Collection Of Old Micronesian Ancestor Figures Caroline Islands Federated States of Micronesia

A Fine Collection Of Old Micronesian Ancestor Figures Caroline Islands Federated States of Micronesia

This collection of 25 figures represents the different styles of figurative carving from the Islands that make up the Micronesian Archipelago now called the Federated States of Micronesia. Some of these figures are from the 19th Century & others from the early 20th century up to the end of WW2. I was delighted to see and learn about the great variations in the styles of these amazing figures, from cubist to realistic form and one totally abstracted form ( possibly in the process of being finished )

See this example of a 19th Century Figure at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/319233

The most interesting and comprehensive study of these figures can be found in the article ” From Sacred to Souvenir, the squatting figure as a Motif in Micronesian Art” in the Tribal Arts Magazine Autumn / Summer 2002 Issue, by Barbara Wavell. The article can be found online at:

http://www.academia.edu/933808/FROM_SACRED_TO_SOUVENIR_THE_SQUATTING_FIGURE_AS_A_MOTIF_IN_MICRONESIAN_ART

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of New Guinea Oceanic Art 

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