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.
Comparing literature
Hamson, Michael, Art of the Abelam, Palos Verdes, 2015, p. 77, fig. 20