Head sculpture "aripa" · Papua New Guinea - Korewori, Inyai-Ewa · ID: 3032951
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Provenance
Rudi Caesar, Chicago, USAMaureen Zarember, New York City, USA (early 70’ies)
Size
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, flat anthropomorphic head with bow-shaped projection reaching from the forehead down to the chin, painted with dots and curved ornaments, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, on base;
aside bamboo flutes head sculptures with human features were the most sacred property of the Inyai-Ewa. At the back wall of every mens house the “head of the mother” of the respective building was kept.
Comparing literature
Kaufmann, Christian, Korewori - Magische Kunst aus dem Regenwald, Basel 2003, p. 67 f.