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Sandra Atan Chavez
Male Figure2018

Not on view
Papier-mâché sculpture of a seated humanoid creature with a large upturned open mouth lined with jagged teeth, covered in bold black painted markings on a cream-white surface
Carved and painted wooden figure in a seated pose, viewed in profile, with an oversized head tilted upward. Surface decorated with bold black linear patterns, dot motifs, and swirling designs on a pale ground, with a reddish-brown accent on the face.
Artist or Maker
Sandra Atan Chavez
Rapa Nui (Easter Island), born 1971
Title
Male Figure
Date Made
2018
Medium
Barkcloth
Dimensions
15 1/4 × 12 × 5 1/2 in. (38.74 × 30.48 × 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn
Accession Number
M.2018.309
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific