Small sculpture "yipwon" ·  Papua New Guinea - Korewori · ID: 3040604

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, stylized head surrounded by opposed hook shapes, old collection number “326” at the bottom, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, traces of old age, base;
amongst the Yimam and Alamblak people of the Korewori and Blackwater Rivers, “yipwon” are the major war and hunting deities. The smallest ones, like the present, belong to individuals and are used as personal charms. Intermediate-size figures were sometimes taken on raids in the hope that the spirit of the “yipwon” would go ahead of the group and attack the enemy with its magical powers.

The object Small sculpture “yipwon” with the object ID 3040604 was part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction on May 28, 2016. The object with the lot number 83 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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