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Melanesian Ancestor Figure
This carved-wood figure from VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
the Abelan peoples in Papua
New Guinea is one of the finest Practical Information
representations of the religious 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park.
art of Melanesia. Map 2 A1. Tel (504) 658-4100.
Open 10am–6pm Tue–Thu,
10am–9pm Fri, 11am–5pm Sat
& Sun. Closed public hols.
& 7 0 - 8
Transport
@ 46, 48.

Gold Cabin (2013)
Inside this gold spray-painted
log cabin by Will Ryman the
walls are decorated
with shotgun shells,
tent stakes, phone
lines, and light bulbs.

Stairs to
third floor
Second
floor
Lousiana Indians Walking
Along the Bayou (1847)
Alfred Boisseau portrayed the Choctaw
Indians engaged in everyday activities.

Gallery Guide
The main entrance leads to three
European art collections. The second
floor houses the American Art and
three further European collections.
The third floor offers African, Oceanic,
Asian, and Native American exhibits.

Main entrance . Reclining Mother and Child (1975)
A gift of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation,
Stairs to this Henry Moore sculpture depicts the bond
second floor between mother and child.

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