Grave Marker
20th century
Maker Unknown
Arts of the Pacific Islands
To indicate that the deceased was male, this grave marker consists of an upright post on top of a boat-shaped base. Grave markers for females have scalloped flat panels placed within the base. It is likely that the boat motif refers to the belief prevalent throughout Southeast Asia and parts of Melanesia that the deceased requires a boat to travel from this world to the next.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, pigment, lime
- Locations
- Place made: Mindanao, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines
- Dimensions
- 35 1/2 x 48 x 8 1/2 in. (90.2 x 121.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Departments
- Arts of the Pacific Islands
- Accession Number
- 86.230.3a-b
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Martin and Suzanne Schulman
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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