Standing male figure · Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, Iatmul · ID: 3045325
not available anymore
Size
H: 83,5 cm
H: 32.9 inch
Description
wood, pigment remains, cowry shells, the back of the head carved with a crocodile, base
Figures represent certain founding ancestors or cultural heroes, but various spirit beings as well. The transition above all regarding ancestor figures is fluent, for real ancestors are kept in reminiscence just for a few generations and become “anonymous” lateron.