AMBRYM
The Art of Vanuatu
Spirit figures, tamtam drums, ceremonial masks & black palm sculptures

22 July - 20 Sept 2008
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
135 x 57 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
110 x 88 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
143 x 64 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
170 x 75 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
71 x 55 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
77 x 29 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
157 x 55 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
114 x 35 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
120 x 48 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
130 x 36 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
94 x 34 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
108 x 36 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
80 x 38 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
88 x 38 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
61 x 36 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
80 x 57 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & teeth
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2005
44 x 15 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & spider webs
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2005
62 x 21 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & spider webs
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
35 x 17 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & spider webs
Temar Ne Luan (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
28 x 20 x 27 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & spider webs
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
16 x 19 x 21 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & spider webs
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
73 x 35 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers and feathers
Temar Ne Pato Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirits)
© Ambrym Community 2004
LEFT: 187 x 29 cm RIGHT: 184 x 34 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers and feathers Female shown on left, Male shown on right
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2005
17 x 10 cm
paint on modeled skull, natural fibers & spider webs
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2005
20 x 10 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers and spider webs
Temar Ne Ari (Ancestor Spirit)
© Ambrym Community pre 2005
23 x 15 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers, pig tusks & spider webs
Temar Ne Ari (If You Have the Magic, These Make You Invisible)
© Ambrym Community
30 x 6 cm
paint on natural fibers
Ruanmatur
© Ambrym Community
25 x 16 cm
Magic Stone with Two Faces
Ruanmatur
© Ambrym Community
23 x 13 cm
Magic Stone (Female)
Ruanmatur
© Ambrym Community
11 x 15 cm
Magic Stone (Face)
Ruanmatur
© Ambrym Community
10 x 15 cm
Magic Stone (Face)
Tamaki Kokor (Guardian of Rom)
© Ambrym Community pre 2000
103 x 28 cm
natural fibre
Rom Tatar Toro Mask
© Ambrym Community 2005
80 x 42 x 35 cm
paint on natural fibers & feathers
Rom Mask
© Ambrym Community pre 2005
90 x 22 x 33 cm
paint on natural fibers & feathers
Rom Pari Mask
© Ambrym Community 2005
80 x 20 x 24 cm
paint on natural fibers & feathers
Rom Pari Mask
© Ambrym Community 2005
65 x 16 x 16 cm
paint on natural fibers & feathers
Rom Pari Mask
© Ambrym Community 2005
60 x 15 x 20 cm
paint on natural fibers & feathers
Rom Pari Mask
© Ambrym Community 2005
70 x 14 x 19 cm
paint on natural fibers & feathers
Rom Assi Mask (Junior)
© Ambrym Community 2005
43 x 15 cm
paint on natural fibers & feathers
Rom Belaol Mask (Junior)
© Ambrym Community 2005
13 x 13 x 10 cm
painted half coconut shell
Rom Puelanu Mask (Junior)
© Ambrym Community 2005
20 x 20 x 22 cm
paint on natural fibers
Rom Poovee Assarolal Mask
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
31 x 25 x 27 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers
Pako Mask
© Ambrym Community pre 2007
28 x 48 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers and feathers
Tamaki Mask (Guardian of Rom)
© Ambrym Community 2003
28 x 20 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers
Tamaki Mask (Guardian of Rom)
© Ambrym Community 2003
25 x 16 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers
Tamaki Mask (Guardian of Rom)
© Ambrym Community 2003
25 x 20 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers
Tamaki Mask (Guardian of Rom)
© Ambrym Community pre 2005
35 x 41 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers
Tamaki Mask (Guardian of Rom)
© Ambrym Community 2003
25 x 15 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers
Tamaki Mask (Guardian of Rom)
© Ambrym Community pre 2005
22 x 43 cm
paint on modeled natural fibers
Temaki Mask
© Ambrym Community 2001
25 x 21 cm
paint on natural fibers
Chief's Tabou House Guardian
© Ambrym Community 2003
118 x 19 cm
painted wood (coconut)
Chief's Tabou House Guardian
© Ambrym Community pre 2005
158 x 22 cm
painted wood (coconut)
Guardian of the Nazara
© Ambrym Community 1997
135 x 22 cm
wood
Chief's Tabou House Guardian
© Ambrym Community
139 x 21 cm
painted wood (coconut)
Chief's Tabou House Guardian
© Ambrym Community
124 x 19 cm
painted wood (coconut)
Chief's Tabou House Guardian
© Ambrym Community
119 x 17 cm
painted wood (coconut)
Chief's Tabou House Guardian
© Ambrym Community
138 x 29 cm
painted wood
Atingting Rom
© Ambrym Community 2000
167 x 20 cm
wood
Atingting
© Ambrym Community pre 1995
209 x 35 cm
wood
Atingting
© Ambrym Community 1999
240 x 34 cm
wood Used for circumcision ceremonies
Atingting Kon
© Ambrym Community 2005
210 x 33 cm
wood
Atingting Kon (3 Faces)
© Ambrym Community c. 1980
175 x 30 cm
wood for Paramount Chief Willie Bongmatur's from Fanu's celebrations
Atingting
© Ambrym Community pre 1999
192 x 26 cm
wood from Atata Stephane of Ranhor
Atingting
© Ambrym Community c. 1980
172 x 28 cm
wood for Paramount Chief Willie Bongmatur's from Fanu's celebrations
Atingting Kon
© Ambrym Community c. 1980
214 x 21 cm
wood
Atingting
© Ambrym Community pre 1999
236 x 31 cm
wood
Atingting
© Ambrym Community
245 x 29 cm
wood for Leinkone from Fansar
Atingting
© Ambrym Community 2005
239 x 31 cm
wood
Atingting Kon
© Ambrym Community pre 1980
205 x 27 cm
wood for Leong Metane of Fantan
Atingting
© Ambrym Community c. 1980
177 x 39 cm
wood fragment of Atingting from Chief Bong Stephen from Magam for Paramount Chief Willie Bongmatur's from Fanu's celebrations
Atingting
© Ambrym Community c. 1980
278 x 37 cm
wood from Chief Bong Stephen from Magam for Paramount Chief Willie Bongmatur's from Fanu's celebrations
Atingting
© Ambrym Community
283 x 36 cm
wood
Atingting
© Ambrym Community
280 x 35 cm
wood for Atatur of Tonbang
Atingting
© Ambrym Community
267 x 33 cm
wood
Atingting Nana Ru
© Ambrym Community c. 1980
264 x 34 cm
wood for Leinkone of Fantan
Atingting Kon
© Ambrym Community c. 1980
373 x 32 cm
wood from Chief Bong Stephen from Magam for Paramount Chief Willie Bongmatur's from Fanu's celebrations
Atingting
© Ambrym Community
270 x 61 cm
wood
Atingting
© Ambrym Community
262 cm
wood
Atingting Kon
© Ambrym Community 2005
283 cm
wood
Atingting
© Ambrym Community
258 x 34 cm
wood
Atingting
© Ambrym Community c. 1999
323 x 55 cm
wood for Calistor of melpoolpool
Atingting Kon (12 Faces)
© Ambrym Community 2008
410 x 30 cm
wood
Mague Ne Bul (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community 2005
143 x 37 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 11
Mague Ne Hiwir (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community
170 x 25 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 9
Mague Ne Wurwur (Ranking Black Palm) (Lizard)
© Ambrym Community
226 x 30 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 7
Mague Ne Sagran (Ranking Black Palm) (Shark)
© Ambrym Community
213 x 29 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 4
Mague Ne Wurwur (Ranking Black Palm) (Shark)
© Ambrym Community 2005
132 x 26 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 7
Mague Ne Bul (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community
134 x 21 cm
natural fibers Grade 11
Mague Ne Hiwir (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community
182 x 31 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 9
Mague Ne Tauwu (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community 2005
127 x 28 cm
painted natural fibers High Grade
Mague Ne Hiwir (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community
214 x 39 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 9
Mague Ne Tauwu (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community 2005
121 x 27 cm
painted natural fibers High Grade
Mague Ne Sagran (Ranking Black Palm) (Lizard)
© Ambrym Community 2005
132 x 28 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 4
Mague Ne Hiwir (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community
235 x 42 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 9 - for Massing Tiningkon of Tawor
Mague Sagran Kon (Second Time Around) (Ranking Black Palm - 2 Faces)
© Ambrym Community
239 x 38 cm
painted natural fibers
Mague Ne Hiwir (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community
280 x 41 cm
painted natural fibers Very old Grade 9
Mague Ne Wurwur (Ranking Black Palm) (Lizard)
© Ambrym Community
280 x 46 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 7
Mague Ne Hiwir (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community
257 x 44 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 9
Mague Ne Wurwur (Ranking Black Palm) (Lizard)
© Ambrym Community
355 x 50 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 7
Mague Ne Hiwir (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community
411 x 53 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 9 - for Chief Bantor Gilbert of Melbera
Mague Ne Hiwir (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community
315 x 48 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 9 - for the tabou house of Chief Tofor of Lonyokwon by his son
Mague Ne Hiwir (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community
266 x 40 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 9
Mague Ne Hiwir (Ranking Black Palm)
© Ambrym Community
323 x 55 cm
painted natural fibers Grade 9 - for Chief Michel Marakon of Newea
Pako
© Ambrym Community pre 2005
38 x 15 cm
painted wood (coconut)

Please note, works in previous exhibitions may no longer be available, please check our stockroom for available works

EXHIBITIONS

AMBRYM
The Art of Vanuatu
Spirit figures, tamtam drums, ceremonial masks & black palm sculptures
Spirit figures tamtam drums ceremonial masks & black palm sculptures
22 July - 20 Sept 2008


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Please note, works in previous exhibitions may no longer be available, please visit our stockroom for available works