Two yams masks "bapa mene" · Papua New Guinea, Abelam · ID: 3045339
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Derrien, France (1960s)Size
H: 37 cm / 56 cm
H: 14.6 inch / 22.0 inch
Description
lygodium, colour pigments, palm leaf sheath (sago palm),
After the harvest of the up to three meters long “big yams”, the tubers, which are perceived as ghostly beings, are decorated with “bapa mene” masks and the feathers of the white cockatoo. Leaning against wooden frames, they will be publicly displayed side by side for a few days.
Comparing literature
Hamson, Michael, Art of the Abelam, Palos Verdes, 2015, ill. 67