Manche figuratif sculptée ·  Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Lac Sentani · ID: 3048547

Description

wood, grass fibre, base

As in all of the world’s cultures, artists prefer to work with beautiful tools. The present handle (possibly of a chisel) is carved with a standing male ancestor figure, which is very elaborate and finely worked.

Littérature comparée

Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 74, ill. 54