Ceremonial house decoration "garra" · Papua New Guinea - Hunstein Mountains, Bahinemo · ID: 3033757
Description
wood, red and yellow ochre, white and black pigment, concave vaulted stylized face with superimposed hook-shaped projections, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off, water spots;
“garra” masks represent bush spirits and older men. The hooks are seen as stylized hornbill beaks. The masks were hung from the rafters in the Men’s House. All the “garra” (= secret items) of the Bahinemo are believed to have been originally created by “wimogou” and “igoshua”, a mythical couple who are said to still live on a small island at the mouth of the April River.
L’objet Ceremonial house decoration “garra” avec l’ID d’objet 3033757 a fait partie de l’enchère 71st tribal art auction en 24 novembre 2012 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 64.
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Littérature comparée
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 266