Ancestor spirit mask "brag" · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Murik · ID: 3040513
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, slanting eyes in concentrical rings with raised framing, beak-like pierced nose, small projection on the forehead, slightly dam., missing parts along right rim, rep. (at the left rim), abrasion of paint;
“brag” masks represent ancestors and have personal names. Each mask is usually fastened to a small frame of sticks and then stored on a shelf in the ceiling of the men’s house. The spirits of these masks are evoked during important occasions such as the building of a cult house or canoe, or at the initiation of young men. “Brag” masks were consulted before headhunting raids and given food and blood. They were also used to determine the cause of a person’s illness.
L’objet Ancestor spirit mask “brag” avec l’ID d’objet 3040513 a fait partie de l’enchère 83rd Tribal Art Auction en 28 mai 2016 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 87.
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Littérature comparée
Craig, Barry (ed.), Living spirits with fixed abodes, Honolulu 2010, p. 211, ill. 97