Très rare bâton de danse "aviya"
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Golfe, Delta de Purari, Maipua / Elema
Vendu
600 €
Provenance
Walter Stanley Schwab, Murten, Switzerland (“WS 108”)Taille
L: 66 cm
L: 26.0 inch
Description
wood, white pigment,
The dance wand was used at initiation ceremonies of young boys. The fork-shaped upper end symbolizes the gaping mouth of a crocodile.