One. Of the best Tapa cloths with magical spirits Sentani - Maro - sentani - west papua (No reserve price)
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Original Sentani tapa cloth from West Papua, measuring 98 by 98 cm and about 0.1 cm thick, dating to the mid 20th century, in excellent condition, made from beaten bark with natural pigments, from a private collection.
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Offering here a fine traditional tapa cloth from the Sentani area, West Papua. This large square bark cloth measures approximately 98 x 98 cm and is remarkably thin, only about 0.1 cm. It was field collected in the Sentani area in the 1990s.
The cloth is made from beaten tree bark, a traditional material used around Lake Sentani for tapa. The bark has been carefully worked until it became a very thin, flexible sheet. It was used as a dance apron and would have been worn during dances and ceremonial occasions.
The tapa is beautifully decorated by hand with local natural pigments in the characteristic red, black and white colours. The composition is particularly striking. In the centre is a large stylised anthropomorphic figure, surrounded by two large elongated figures and several smaller motifs. The designs have the strongly graphic quality characteristic of Sentani decorative art. I prefer not to give a specific interpretation to the figures, as the precise meaning of individual motifs cannot be established from the object alone.
A very attractive and highly decorative example of Sentani bark-cloth tradition, with a strong visual presence and a known field-collection history.
Origin: Lake Sentani area, West Papua
Material: beaten bark, natural pigments
Function: dance apron
Dating/collection: field collected in the 1990s
Dimensions: approximately 98 x 98 cm
Thickness: approximately 0.1 cm
Condition: good, with the irregularities and minor wear expected from a traditionally made and used bark cloth.
Will be packed with care, we send worldwide
ADRIAAN VAN DIS
besprak mijn beide boeken, dus ook het recente ‘Ik droomde dat je kwam’
Een prachtig en meeslepend boek vol verhalen over Papua, met een bijzondere mix van avontuur, cultuur en persoonlijke ontmoetingen. De auteur neemt je mee van Raja Ampat tot de Asmat, van Yapen tot de Vogelkop, in een warme en levendige vertelstijl.
Inclusief fotokatern van Roy Villevoye.
Prijs: €22,95
Gesigneerd exemplaar
Kan worden meegezonden met de verzending, dus geen extra verzendkosten.
Wordt het niet meegezonden, dan komt er €4,- bij.
Seller's Story
my wife Paula van den Berg and I, Koos Tuber, both anthropologists, traveling a lot through Papua New Guinea and West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides). We love local tribal arts, we collected thousands and thousands of artifacts, all authentic, sometimes old, sometimes more recently but mainly used objects in local traditional cultures. We are happy to give more detailed information about the artifacts we sell here on Catawiki. Please feel free to contact us.
Translated by Google TranslateOffering here a fine traditional tapa cloth from the Sentani area, West Papua. This large square bark cloth measures approximately 98 x 98 cm and is remarkably thin, only about 0.1 cm. It was field collected in the Sentani area in the 1990s.
The cloth is made from beaten tree bark, a traditional material used around Lake Sentani for tapa. The bark has been carefully worked until it became a very thin, flexible sheet. It was used as a dance apron and would have been worn during dances and ceremonial occasions.
The tapa is beautifully decorated by hand with local natural pigments in the characteristic red, black and white colours. The composition is particularly striking. In the centre is a large stylised anthropomorphic figure, surrounded by two large elongated figures and several smaller motifs. The designs have the strongly graphic quality characteristic of Sentani decorative art. I prefer not to give a specific interpretation to the figures, as the precise meaning of individual motifs cannot be established from the object alone.
A very attractive and highly decorative example of Sentani bark-cloth tradition, with a strong visual presence and a known field-collection history.
Origin: Lake Sentani area, West Papua
Material: beaten bark, natural pigments
Function: dance apron
Dating/collection: field collected in the 1990s
Dimensions: approximately 98 x 98 cm
Thickness: approximately 0.1 cm
Condition: good, with the irregularities and minor wear expected from a traditionally made and used bark cloth.
Will be packed with care, we send worldwide
ADRIAAN VAN DIS
besprak mijn beide boeken, dus ook het recente ‘Ik droomde dat je kwam’
Een prachtig en meeslepend boek vol verhalen over Papua, met een bijzondere mix van avontuur, cultuur en persoonlijke ontmoetingen. De auteur neemt je mee van Raja Ampat tot de Asmat, van Yapen tot de Vogelkop, in een warme en levendige vertelstijl.
Inclusief fotokatern van Roy Villevoye.
Prijs: €22,95
Gesigneerd exemplaar
Kan worden meegezonden met de verzending, dus geen extra verzendkosten.
Wordt het niet meegezonden, dan komt er €4,- bij.
Seller's Story
my wife Paula van den Berg and I, Koos Tuber, both anthropologists, traveling a lot through Papua New Guinea and West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides). We love local tribal arts, we collected thousands and thousands of artifacts, all authentic, sometimes old, sometimes more recently but mainly used objects in local traditional cultures. We are happy to give more detailed information about the artifacts we sell here on Catawiki. Please feel free to contact us.
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Indigenous object name
Maro
Number of objects
1
Ethnic group/ culture
sentani
Country of Origin
west papua
Period
Mid 20th century
Material
Tapa ccloth
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
One. Of the best Tapa cloths with magical spirits Sentani
Height
98 cm
Width
98 cm
Depth
0.11 cm
Provenance
Private collection
Authenticity
Original/official
