Papua New Guinea

ANCESTOR FIGURE, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea

ANCESTOR FIGURE, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea
ANCESTOR FIGURE, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea
ANCESTOR FIGURE, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea
ANCESTOR FIGURE, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea
ANCESTOR FIGURE, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea
ANCESTOR FIGURE, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea
ANCESTOR FIGURE, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea
ANCESTOR FIGURE, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea

ANCESTOR FIGURE, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea

The figure is carved in a heavy hardwood, and dominated by a large well-engraved head with a long probiscus (nose). It is no doubt a bird ancestor, but also could be seen as a man wearing a large mask. Shell eyes and tassles attached.

The engraved motifs, probably with water or crocodile meaning, retain the original orange pigment.
ANCESTOR FIGURE, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea