Headcrest "baba" · Papua New Guinea - Maprik · ID: 3034452
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Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
lygodium wickerwork, remains of pigments, eye zone in form of several open worked rings, min. dam., small missing parts;
Such masks depict the “spirit of kutagwa” (a strong female spirit of the forrest). Masquerades are performed in secret during the so-called “baga celebrations”.
The object Headcrest “baba” with the object ID 3034452 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 25.
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Comparing literature
G. Aumann, Ausstellungskatalog Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Natur-Museum Coburg 1986, p. 73