
FIGURE YENA
YENA FIGURE
DESCRIPTIF / DESCRIPTION :
Magnifique figure Yena en bois très dur. Les figures yena sont exposées dans la maison des hommes lors d'une des cérémonies dédiées à l'igname et organisées au moment de la récolte. Les yena symbolisent la période de plantation du tubercule sacré en terre. Cette figure a une forme de visage très traditionnelle, mais est très originale de par son pieu en forme de queue de poisson. Présence de quatre becs stylisés de calao en partie arrière, et d'une tête d'animal en partie haute (roussette ?). Cette figure est un concentré de symboles ... Pièce d'une grande qualité esthétique et ethnographique... Objet de collection.
Magnificent Yena figure in very hard wood. Yena figures are exposed in the men's house during one of the ceremonies dedicated to the yam and organized at the time of the harvest. Yena symbolizes the period of plantation of this sacred tuber. This figure has a very traditional shape of face, but is very original due to its pick in tail of fish shape. Presence of four stylized hornbill beaks in back side, and a head of animal on top part (flying fox?). This figure one is concentrated by symbols... With aesthetic and ethnographical big qualities... Object of collection.
Magnificent Yena figure in very hard wood. Yena figures are exposed in the men's house during one of the ceremonies dedicated to the yam and organized at the time of the harvest. Yena symbolizes the period of plantation of this sacred tuber. This figure has a very traditional shape of face, but is very original due to its pick in tail of fish shape. Presence of four stylized hornbill beaks in back side, and a head of animal on top part (flying fox?). This figure one is concentrated by symbols... With aesthetic and ethnographical big qualities... Object of collection.
- REFERENCE : 222
- DIMENSION / SIZE : 70 x 18 cm
- VILLAGE / VILLAGE : PEUPLE NOKUMA / NOKUMA PEOPLE
- REGION / AREA :HAUT SEPIK / UPPER SEPIK
- PAYS / COUNTRY : PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE GUINEE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA