
STATUE DE MYTHE
LEGEND STATUE
DESCRIPTIF / DESCRIPTION :
Etonnante statue papoue illustrant le mythe selon lequel l'homme viendrait du crocodile, animal symbole de puissance suprême. Corps humain avec tête et queue de crocodile. Ce type de statue exposée dans la maison de cérémonie sert à transmettre cette légende mythique aux jeunes initiés. Bois avec restes de pigments rouges. Traces d'usage.
strange papuan figure illustrating the myth according to which the man would come from the crocodile, animal symbol of supreme power. Human body with head and tail of crocodile. This type of statue exposed in the house of ceremony is used to transmit this mythical legend to the young initiates. Wood with red remainders of pigments. Traces of use.
strange papuan figure illustrating the myth according to which the man would come from the crocodile, animal symbol of supreme power. Human body with head and tail of crocodile. This type of statue exposed in the house of ceremony is used to transmit this mythical legend to the young initiates. Wood with red remainders of pigments. Traces of use.
- REFERENCE : 481
- DIMENSION / SIZE : Env. 50 cm
- VILLAGE / VILLAGE : YENCHAN
- REGION / AREA :MOYEN SEPIK / MIDDLE SEPIK
- PAYS / COUNTRY : PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE GUINEE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA