Male ancestor figure "kandingbong" · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3033867
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (1962)Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, ring of grass fibre attached, of typical form with symmetrical arranged limbs, unusual detail: the figure is faceless, slightly dam., mounted on acrylic base;
ancestor figures - just like the skulls - encorporate the deceased. The head as abode of vital force is disproportionately emphasized.
Comparing literature
Aumann, Georg, Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Coburg 1986, p. 21