Papua New Guinea

Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills

Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills
Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills
Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills
Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills
Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills
Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills
Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills
Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills
Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills
Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills
Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills
Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills

Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills

Figure de culte dite "Yena" collectée dans la région du haut Sépik en Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée. Les figures Yena sont liées au culte de l'igname. Elles sont disposées au-dessus d'un gros tas de tubercules pendant la première cérémonie (il y a en 3 en tout) organisée au moment de la récolte, et qui a pour but de remercier les ancêtres pour ce don sacré et s'assurer d'une bonne récolte l'année suivante. Les figures Yena symbolisent la période de plantation des ignames en terre. Le pieux évoque le bâton à fouir servant à repiquer l'igname lors de sa plantation.

This Cult figure known as "Yena" collected in the Upper Sepik area in Papua New Guinea. Yena figures are linked to the yam cult. They are placed above a large pile of tubers during the first ceremony (there are 3 in all) organized at harvest time, which aims to thank the ancestors for this sacred gift and to ensure a good harvest the following year. The Yena figures symbolize the period when the yams are planted in the ground. The stake evokes the digging stick used to prick out the yam when it is planted. RETROUVEZ NOUS AUSSI / JOIN US ON. This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic\Pacific Islands & Oceania". The seller is "art-tribal-oceanien" and is located in this country: FR. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.
  • Style: Pacific Islands & Oceania
  • Material: Wood
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Figure de culte Yena, fertility cult, papua new guinea, waskuk hills