Squatting male ritual figure · Papua New Guinea, Abelam · ID: 3035685
Price
EUR 1,200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Pauline Missionary AssociationPacific Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia (1985)
Size
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
light wood, painted in traditional colours (red and yellow ochre, white and black paint), in half-relief carved from a block of wood, grooved decor on the backside, slightly dam., cracks (partly end-to-end), abrasion of paint, on metal plate;
reminding of the depiction of yams spirits “wapinyan”. Carved for looking at it from two sides.