Coiffe d´un ensemble de grand masque · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Sepik oriental, Iatmul, région de Tambanum · ID: 3043417
German Private Collection
Description
wood, pigment (white, black and yellow), cowrie shells, boar tusks, in shape of a pig’s head, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, traces of old age and weathering, rep. (small part at the trunk), metal base.
The pig’s head was part of a large mask frame, which unfortunately has not survived in its full form. It was originally attached to a large hood made of rattan and bark cloth and was complemented by a lavish costume made of plant fibres (see field photo) that completely concealed the wearer. A head of the same type, here in the form of a dog, was part of the Masco Collection (Wardwell 1994, ill. 20). The masks often represent animals such as fish or pigs, which occur in mythology and represent different forms of the ancestors.
L’objet Coiffe d´un ensemble de grand masque avec l’ID d’objet 3043417 a fait partie de l’enchère 88e vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 10 mars 2018 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 37.
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Littérature comparée
Wardwell, Allen, Island Ancestors, Oceanic Art from the Masco Collection, Fort Worth 1994, Ill. 20