Head ornament "wagnen" · Papua New Guinea - Wosera · ID: 3032586
sold
EUR 1,200
Size
H: 70 cm
H: 27.6 inch
Description
light-weighted wood, red and yellow ochre, white and black pigment, board-shaped flat, painted front- and back, a human face with its own “wagnen” underneath, which is incorporated into the painted decor, slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (backside, top), on metal base;
the “wagnen” is a stylized representation of the painted triangular facade of the “korumbo”, or spirit house. It is worn behind and projecting above the head of the male initiate.
Comparing literature
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 280, ill. 309