Ti'i (Stone deity)
c. 1800-1850
Culture
Marquesas Islands
Locale
Marquesas Islands
Polynesia
Country
French Polynesia
Object
figure, tiki
Medium
Lava stone
Accession Number
1949.4545
Credit Line
Gift of Vincent and Mary Price
Marquesan artist, Ti'i (Stone deity), About 1800-50. Lava stone; 14 7/8 in. x 5 1/4 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Vincent and Mary Price, 1949.4545. Photography © Denver Art Museum
Dimensions
height: 14.625 in, 37.1475 cm; width: 5.125 in, 13.0175 cm; length: 5.125 in, 13.0175 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Oceania
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Unnamed American sailor before 1946; Altman Antiques, 609 N La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, before 1946; Vincent Price [May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993] and Mary Price [February 20, 1917 – March 2, 2002], Beverly Hills, California, about 1946 to 1949; Denver Art Museum, 1949.
Exhibition History
- “Islands Beyond Blue: Niki Hastings-McFall & Treasures from Oceania” — Denver Art Museum, 5/14/2023
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