Male ancestor spirit figure "wapinyan" · Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Boiken,Yangoru / Wingei · ID: 3047912
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Size
H: 127 cm
H: 50.0 inch
Description
wood, red and yellow ochre, black and white pigment, base
The two hornbill heads peering over the top of the figure are clan emblems and head-hunting symbols. The figures were kept in the cult house.
The object Male ancestor spirit figure “wapinyan” with the object ID 3047912 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 39.
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Comparing literature
Hamson, Michael, Art of the Abelam, Palos Verdes, 2015, p. 77, fig. 20