
FIGURE DE CULTE MINJA
MINJA CULT FIGURE
DESCRIPTIF / DESCRIPTION :
Figure dite Minja et utilisée lors de la la seconde cérémonie organisée au moment de la récolte des ignames et dédiée à la période croissance du tubercule en terre. Cette figure a la particularité d'avoir un "corps" de crocodile, animal symbole du monde originel et de puissance. Bois dur. Forme du nez typique de la région des Waskuk hills. Pièce authentique originale et unique...
Papuan figure called Minja and used during the second ceremony organized at the time at the yams harvest and dedicated to the growth period of the tuber in ground. This figure has the peculiarity to have a "body" of crocodile, animal symbol of the original world and the power. Hard wood. Nose with typical shape of the Waskuk hills area. Original authentic item. Single piece...
Papuan figure called Minja and used during the second ceremony organized at the time at the yams harvest and dedicated to the growth period of the tuber in ground. This figure has the peculiarity to have a "body" of crocodile, animal symbol of the original world and the power. Hard wood. Nose with typical shape of the Waskuk hills area. Original authentic item. Single piece...
- REFERENCE : 733
- DIMENSION / SIZE : 114 x 20 cm
- VILLAGE / VILLAGE : URUMBANJ
- REGION / AREA :HAUT SEPIK / UPPER SEPIK
- PAYS / COUNTRY : PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE GUINEE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA