
PROUE DE PIROGUE
CANOE PROW
DESCRIPTIF / DESCRIPTION :
Grande proue de pirogue usagée. Des centaines de pirogues circulent chaque jour sur le fleuve Sépik en Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée, et leur durée de vie moyenne est de 7/8 ans. Lorsqu'elle devient inutilisable, les papous acceptent de couper la proue et de la vendre. Celle ci est particulière de part se taille et tient debout seule. Objet usuel papou chargé d'histoire...
Big used canoe prow. Hundred of canoes go everyday on the Sepik river in Papua new guinea, and the average lifetime of a canoe is 7/8 years. When the canoe is too old, Papuan people accept to cut the canoe and sell the carved prow. This one is particularly big and stand alone. Used patina.
Big used canoe prow. Hundred of canoes go everyday on the Sepik river in Papua new guinea, and the average lifetime of a canoe is 7/8 years. When the canoe is too old, Papuan people accept to cut the canoe and sell the carved prow. This one is particularly big and stand alone. Used patina.
- REFERENCE : 193
- DIMENSION / SIZE : 128 x 33 cm
- REGION / AREA :FLEUVE SEPIK / SEPIK RIVER
- PAYS / COUNTRY : PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE GUINEE