Zemanek-Münster

Figural dance staff ·  Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Lac Sentani · ID: 3037825

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Description

light wood, honey brown patina, black paint, small remains of red pigment, crowned by a standing male ancestor figure, the shaft carved with two further stylized figures (probably representing the primordial couple), both motifs linked by graceful ornaments, slightly dam., abrasion of paint;
objects with human effigies were owned and used only by men of importance.


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