Painting from a men's house ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik, Kambot · ID: 3040159

Description

palm leaf sheath (sago palm), white and black pigments, red ochre, black ground, a large face in the centre, surrounded by signs and figures, four drilled holes for attachment, rep. (crack fixed by plant fibre);
at the lower reaches of the Keram and the Sepik river small paintings were lined up inside the mens houses and underneath the large facade paintings. They were exclusively intended for the initiates eyes and probably served for instruction: with the help of the figures they imparted secret knowledge and certain spiritual aspects.

The object Painting from a men’s house with the object ID 3040159 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 61.

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Comparing literature

Peltier, Philippe et.al., Tanz der Ahnen, Zürich 2015, p. 210 f.