Planchette votive, small cult board, oceanic art, papua new guinea

Planchette de culte provenant d'une maison de cérémonies. Ces planches, placées dans la maison des hommes, montrent de très vieux dessins qui sont la représentation abstraite d'éléments naturels animaux et plantes totémiques, lune, soleil, étoiles, etc.

Ce sont de véritables tableaux artistiques dont les symboles sont une écriture à part entière... Bois léger et pigments naturels. Vendue avec un socle de présentation. Those small boards are interesting as they show very old patterns that refers to natural elements totemic animals, plants, moon, sun etc. It's like a carved wood board painting, in a certain way very modern, and with no doubt very artistic.

They are placed in the spirit house and replace our wrinting. Light wood and natural pigments.

Board which are exposed on the inside walls of spirit houses and which are due to protect tribe against ennemies as a real shield... Patterns show totemic animals, plants or other natural elements. W ood and natural paintings. Photos : David & Amélie GODREUIL.

RETROUVEZ NOUS AUSSI SUR / JOIN US ON. The item "Planchette votive, small cult board, oceanic art, papua new guinea" is in sale since Tuesday, December 8, 2020.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic\Pacific Islands & Oceania". The seller is "art-tribal-oceanien" and is located in Louannec.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

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