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Ancestor Figure
Details
Alternative title
Ancestor Figure, Sepik River New Guinea
Category
Sculpture
Acquisition mode
Donation
Source mention
Gift of the Samuel H. Schecter Foundation, 1964
Materials
polychrome wood
Overall size
165 x 24 x 25 cm
External link
Location
Location
Location
Concordia University, Richard Renaud Science Complex, Loyola campus
Localization
Atrium
Adress
7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montréal, QC H4B 1R6
Accessibility
Accessible during University operating hours

Artwork description

Ancestor Figure, Sepik River New Guinea

The objects grouped together here were donated in the 1960s and 1970s to the institutional precursor of the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery. Their relocation to the Science Complex is part of an initiative to make available works from that collection to select locations throughout Concordia. Such endeavors within a university environment allow for, and encourage, a crossover of knowledge. The history of the relationship between the arts and the sciences is a rich one of particular significance today when so many artists are fascinated with scientific research and models.