Proue de pirogue en forme de crocodile · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Moyen Sepik · ID: 3043356
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Description
light brown wood, matt patina with dark pigment remains, stained, carved in a nearly naturalistic way, min. dam., insect caused missing parts, fine cracks, base.
A dugout canoe was the most important mobility device in the Sepik River area. In mythology the crocodiles encorporate a “gulping monster”, used at initiation rites. It was of decisive importance in religious and ritual contexts, and was the most significant art theme within the whole region. Accordingly it was the preferred motif for prow figures of dugout canoes, which were used for head hunting raids in former times.
Littérature comparée
Aumann, Georg, Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Coburg 1986, p. 115