Rare war headdress "painale" · Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Middle Fly District, Gogodala · ID: 3046717
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Provenance
Marcia & John Friede, Rye, USASize
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.
The object Rare war headdress “painale” with the object ID 3046717 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 122.
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Publications
Serge Schoffel, "Sur Humain, Coiffes et parures de Nouvelle-Guinée, Headdresses and ornaments from New Guinea", Brussels 2017, p. 19