Male ancestor figure "kandingbong"

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Description

wood, reddish brown patina, ring of grass fibre attached, of typical form with symmetrical arranged limbs, unusual detail: the figure is faceless, slightly dam., mounted on acrylic base;
ancestor figures - just like the skulls - encorporate the deceased. The head as abode of vital force is disproportionately emphasized.

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Littérature comparée

Aumann, Georg, Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Coburg 1986, p. 21

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