Papua New Guinea

Ancestor figure, sepik carving, oceanic tribal art, papua new guinea

Ancestor figure, sepik carving, oceanic tribal art, papua new guinea
Ancestor figure, sepik carving, oceanic tribal art, papua new guinea
Ancestor figure, sepik carving, oceanic tribal art, papua new guinea
Ancestor figure, sepik carving, oceanic tribal art, papua new guinea
Ancestor figure, sepik carving, oceanic tribal art, papua new guinea
Ancestor figure, sepik carving, oceanic tribal art, papua new guinea

Ancestor figure, sepik carving, oceanic tribal art, papua new guinea
Statue représentant un ancêtre typique du village de Mindimbit dans la vallée du fleuve Sépik en Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée. Les dessins tribaux gravés s'inspirent des scarifications pratiquées sur les corps des participants aux cérémonies d'initiation. Ils évoquent principalement des écailles de crocodile. Ce type de figure fait référence au premier couple du clan, ici l'ancêtre féminin. Bois noirci, fibres naturelles, plumes de casoar et cauris. Ancestor figure typical from Mindimbit village, middle sepik area, Papua new guinea. The design on this carving is similar to the scarifications practiced on participants in initiations. They mainly refer to crocodile scales. Those kind of figures refer to the first human couple, here the first woman. Darckened wood, shells, cassowary feathers, natural pigments and fibers. Moyen Sépik / Middle Sepik. DECOUVREZ NOS FILMS ET PHOTOS DE COLLECTE /.

FIND OUR FILM AND FIELD PICTURES. => Copy : "FACEBOOK ARTIFACT Art Tribal Océanien". => Copy : "COMPILATION" sur you tube (David GODREUIL). The item "Ancestor figure, sepik carving, oceanic tribal art, papua new guinea" is in sale since Friday, June 15, 2018. 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.
Ancestor figure, sepik carving, oceanic tribal art, papua new guinea