Ancienne figure masculine d'esprit d'ancêtre · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Sepik · ID: 3047159
Vendu
4 500 €
Provenance
Knud Nielsen, Jelling, DenmarkDescription
wood, pigments, base
This particularly beautifully worked figure is decorated with curvilinear ornamentation and shows fine details, such as the feet formed at the base. The graceful arms reach up to the chin, which is extended by a bar-like extension.
The small size of the figure suggests a private use. According to old reports, some men have attached such small figures to their headdresses during ritual ceremonies.
Littérature comparée
Reche, Otto, Der Kaiserin-Augusta-Fluss, Hamburg 1913, p. 373 ff.