Dance wand "vagi" ·  Papua New Guinea - Wosera, Wapindukum · ID: 3039555

Description

wood, lygodium, red and yellow ochre, chalk, trochus shell, plant fibre cord, two masks in openwork design, made from fine woven cane, attached to wooden stick, covered with a thick layer of earth pigments and adorned with pieces of trochus shell rings, abrasion of paint, traces of old age and usage;
“vagi” wands were used by men on occasion of ceremonial dances.

The object Dance wand “vagi” with the object ID 3039555 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 89 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.

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