Small figure ·  Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Îles Trobriand, Massim · ID: 3036029

Description

wood, slightly shiny black patina, columnar base, crowned by a stylized half figure with visible rows of teeth and flat headgear, min. dam., small missing part (headgear), slight traces of abrasion, base;
figurative free-standing sculpture is extremely rare in the Massim area. While the human figure, animals and birds of all kinds are commonly found as decorative and symbolic elements on utilitarian items, full-figure representations of spirits and ancestors appear to be very limited.