Couple, 17th–late 18th century, Madagascar, Menabe region, Sakalava peoples, Wood, pigment, H. 39 in. (99.06 cm), Wood-Sculpture, This Madagascar couple ranks as the foremost artistic achievement of a region where African and Pacific Island influences meet. It was created by a Sakalava artist in western Madagascar to grace the pinnacle of a 'hazomanga,' a tall wooden monument set in a place of honor near the house of a clan elder
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