
MASQUE DIDAGUR
DIDAGUR MASK
DESCRIPTIF / DESCRIPTION :
Masque Didagur collecté dans le village de Mameri dans le Moyen Sépik. Ce type de masque en vannerie, représentant ici un ancêtre féminin, danse lors des cérémonies d'initiations. L'orifice de la bouche permet à son porteur de voir. Armature et tressage complexe en osier. Enduit d'argile peint de pigments naturels.
Didagur mask collected in Mameri village in middle Sepik area. This type of mask in basketry, representing here a feminine forefather, dance during initiations formalities. The hole at mouth level allow to his holder to see. Shell and complex plaiting in osier. Coated with lime and painted with natural pigments.
Didagur mask collected in Mameri village in middle Sepik area. This type of mask in basketry, representing here a feminine forefather, dance during initiations formalities. The hole at mouth level allow to his holder to see. Shell and complex plaiting in osier. Coated with lime and painted with natural pigments.
- REFERENCE : 810
- DIMENSION / SIZE : Env. 67 x 33 cm
- VILLAGE / VILLAGE : MAMERI
- REGION / AREA :RIVIERE KOREWORI / KOREWORI RIVER
- PAYS / COUNTRY : PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE GUINEE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA