Zemanek-Münster

Bed leg in shape of a female half figure "patapat" ·  Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Archipel Bismarck - Îles de l´Amirauté · ID: 3039923

Vendu 350 €
Provenance
French Collection

Description

wood, middle brown patina, accents in white and red pigment, rising from cylindrical base, disc-shaped headcrest cut, slightly dam., missing part (right ear), abrasion of paint;
“patapats” form part of the brides dowry. Feastful adorned sitting on a “patapat” the bride was carried to her future husbands house. The beds played an important role at burial rites as well.


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