Head sculpture "aripa" ·  Papua New Guinea - Korewori, Inyai-Ewa · ID: 3032951

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.

The object Head sculpture “aripa” with the object ID 3032951 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 25.

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Comparing literature

Kaufmann, Christian, Korewori - Magische Kunst aus dem Regenwald, Basel 2003, p. 67 f.