
MASQUE PAPOU
PAPUAN MASK
DESCRIPTIF / DESCRIPTION :
Masque papou typique du village de Tambanum avec une belle patine d'usage. Ce type de masque est un charme de chasse censé assurer à son propriétaire un raid fructueux. Les dessins complexes effectués en plusieurs couches successives font référence à des plantes et animaux totémiques du clan. Bois, osier et pigments naturels.
Typical Papuan mask of Tambanum village with a beautiful used patina. This type of mask is a supposed charm of hunting to insure his owner a fruitful hunting trek. The complex drawings made in several successive layers make reference to plants and totemic animals of the clan. Wood, wicker and natural pigments.
Typical Papuan mask of Tambanum village with a beautiful used patina. This type of mask is a supposed charm of hunting to insure his owner a fruitful hunting trek. The complex drawings made in several successive layers make reference to plants and totemic animals of the clan. Wood, wicker and natural pigments.
- REFERENCE : 263
- DIMENSION / SIZE : 46 x 27 cm
- VILLAGE / VILLAGE : TAMBANUM
- REGION / AREA :MOYEN SEPIK / MIDDLE SEPIK
- PAYS / COUNTRY : PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE GUINEE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA