Male ancestor figure "blaal"
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
sold
EUR 4,800
Provenance
Old Colonial Collection, Hamburg, GermanySepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, bark loincloth wrapped around the waist, rotan cuffs at the ankles, slightly dam., crack, paint chipped off in some areas;
the ancestor figures take the place of the dead person, encorporate his shadowy soul.