Rare war headdress "painale", Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Middle Fly District, Gogodala, Size: H: 24 cm (H: 9.4 inch), ID: 3046717

Rare war headdress "painale", Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Middle Fly District, Gogodala, Size: H: 24 cm (H: 9.4 inch), ID: 3046717 - 2/5

Rare war headdress "painale", Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Middle Fly District, Gogodala, Size: H: 24 cm (H: 9.4 inch), ID: 3046717 - 3/5

Rare war headdress "painale", Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Middle Fly District, Gogodala, Size: H: 24 cm (H: 9.4 inch), ID: 3046717 - 4/5

Rare war headdress "painale", Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Middle Fly District, Gogodala, Size: H: 24 cm (H: 9.4 inch), ID: 3046717 - 5/5

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Lot 122

94th Tribal Art Auction

Rare war headdress "painale" · Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Middle Fly District, Gogodala · ID: 3046717

not available anymore

Provenance

Marcia & John Friede, Rye, USA

Size

H: 24 cm

H: 9.4 inch

Description

rattan, plant fibre, lime, cassowary feathers, base

The Gogodala are a tribe of approximately 25,000, located in 33 villages in Papua New Guinea. Their territory extends from the Aramia River to the lower Fly River.

Publications

Serge Schoffel, "Sur Humain, Coiffes et parures de Nouvelle-Guinée, Headdresses and ornaments from New Guinea", Brussels 2017, p. 19

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