Mortuary post "pukamani" · Australia - Tiwi Islands · ID: 3053595
Starting price
EUR 3,500
Estimated price
EUR 5,000
Provenance
Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanySize
H: 91 cm
H: 35.8 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
Mortuary posts “pukamani” are commissioned on the death of an important person by their relatives. A number of carved and painted posts are positioned around the grave-side as a memorial to the deceased.
Comparing literature
Cooper, Carol, Aboriginal Australia, Sydney 1981, p. 158 f.