
MASQUE DU SEPIK
SEPIK MASK
DESCRIPTIF / DESCRIPTION :
Masque papou typique du village de Tambanum. 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 fibres et pigments naturels.
Typical Papuan mask of Tambanum village. 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, fibers and natural pigments.
Typical Papuan mask of Tambanum village. 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, fibers and natural pigments.
- REFERENCE : 346
- DIMENSION / SIZE : 51 x 25 cm
- VILLAGE / VILLAGE : TAMBANUM
- REGION / AREA :MOYEN SEPIK / MIDDLE SEPIK
- PAYS / COUNTRY : PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE GUINEE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA