
POTERIE RITUELLE
DESCRIPTIF / DESCRIPTION :
Poterie rituelle 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, pigments naturels et fragments de plumes de casoar en guise de cheveux.
Ritual pottery used during the cult of the yam, the sacred tuber worshipped at the time of its harvest. 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, natural pigments and fragments of feathers of cassowary by way of hair.
Ritual pottery used during the cult of the yam, the sacred tuber worshipped at the time of its harvest. 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, natural pigments and fragments of feathers of cassowary by way of hair.
- REFERENCE : 407
- DIMENSION / SIZE : 28 x 19 cm
- VILLAGE / VILLAGE : SINGJUK
- REGION / AREA :WASKUK HILLS / HAUT SEPIK
- PAYS / COUNTRY : PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE GUINEE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA