
POTERIE RITUELLE
RITUAL CERAMIC
DESCRIPTIF / DESCRIPTION :
Poterie rituelle représentant une poule et utilisée lors du culte de l'igname, tubercule sacré vénéré au moment de sa récolte. L'igname, symbole du cycle de la vie, est l'objet d'une attention ancestrale. Au moment de sa récolte, de nombreux objets rituels sont sculptés pour l'honorer et d'importantes cérémonies sont organisées. Terre cuite et pigments naturels.
Ritual pottery used during the cult of the yam, the sacred tuber worshipped at the time of its harvest. Chicken shape.The yam, symbol of the cycle of the life, is the object of an ancestral attention. At the time of its harvest, numerous ritual objects are sculptured to honor it and important ceremonies are organized. Terra-cotta and natural pigments.
Ritual pottery used during the cult of the yam, the sacred tuber worshipped at the time of its harvest. Chicken shape.The yam, symbol of the cycle of the life, is the object of an ancestral attention. At the time of its harvest, numerous ritual objects are sculptured to honor it and important ceremonies are organized. Terra-cotta and natural pigments.
- REFERENCE : 491
- DIMENSION / SIZE : Env. 26 cm
- VILLAGE / VILLAGE : PEUPLE KWOMA / KWOMA PEOPLE
- REGION / AREA :HAUT SEPIK / UPPER SEPIK
- PAYS / COUNTRY : PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE GUINEE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA