Papua New Guinea

Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea

Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea
Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea
Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea
Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea
Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea
Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea
Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea
Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea
Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea
Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea
Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea
Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea

Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic 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 de cette statue sont ceux que l'on retrouve peints sur le corps des participants aux cérémonies d'initiation. Ils s'inspirent principalement des écailles de crocodile. Ce type de figure fait référence au premier couple du clan (ici l'ancêtre masculin).

Ocre rouge, chaux, bois, coquillages et fibres naturelles. Ancestor figure typical from Mindimbit village, middle sepik area, Papua new guinea. The design on this carving is similar to the ones painted on participants in initiations. They mainly refer to crocodile scales.

Those kind of figures refer to the first human couple (here the first man). Redclay, lime paint, wood, shells and natural fibers. Sépik river / Sepik river. 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). 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.
  • Material: Wood
  • Culture: Pacific Islands & Oceania

Statue d'ancêtre, ancestor carving, sepik river, oceanic art, papua new guinea