Papua New Guinea

Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art

Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art

Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art
Figure de culte Yipwon /. Sculpture en bois noirci appelée "Yipwon", présentée et vendue montée sur socle. Le Yipwon est l'un des objets les plus stylisés et symboliques de la région du fleuve Sépik. Ces sculptures sont placées dans la Haus Tambaran (maison des hommes) et sont étroitement liées au monde guerrier. Son autre nom, wanleg (de l'anglais "one leg") en anglais pidgin désigne toutes les figures de ce style que l'on rencontre dans la région de la rivière korewori.

The Yipwon is one of the most stylised and symbolic item of the sepik region. This carving, basically in two-dimension, is link to warriors.

This kind of figure is displayed in the ceremonial Haus Tambarans. Taille / Size : 112 x 5 x 4 cm. Région / Area : Rivière Korewori / Korewori river. Pays / Country : Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée / Papua New Guinea.


Yipwon cult figure, karawari river, papua new guinea, oceanic art, primitive art