Fascinating museum piece this Sentani Tapa cloth - Maro - Sentani Papua - west Papua (No reserve price)
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Original Sentani Maro barkcloth from West Papua, late 20th century, 104 × 102 cm (depth 0.2 cm), in excellent condition from a private collection, painted with mythical animals and spirit figures using natural pigments.
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Finely painted barkcloth, locally known as maro, from the Lake Sentani area of Papua, New Guinea. Field collected approximately ten years ago and made for use during ritual feasts in the region.
The cloth is richly decorated with mythical animals and spirit figures, including frogs, flying foxes and fish. The figures are arranged across the surface in a lively composition, creating a striking interplay of animal forms and ancestral imagery.
Painted with traditional natural pigments, including colouring materials derived from trees and other local sources, the maro displays an expressive visual language closely connected to its ceremonial purpose.
A beautiful example of Sentani barkcloth painting, combining imaginative figurative decoration with the texture and character of the barkcloth itself.
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 TranslateFinely painted barkcloth, locally known as maro, from the Lake Sentani area of Papua, New Guinea. Field collected approximately ten years ago and made for use during ritual feasts in the region.
The cloth is richly decorated with mythical animals and spirit figures, including frogs, flying foxes and fish. The figures are arranged across the surface in a lively composition, creating a striking interplay of animal forms and ancestral imagery.
Painted with traditional natural pigments, including colouring materials derived from trees and other local sources, the maro displays an expressive visual language closely connected to its ceremonial purpose.
A beautiful example of Sentani barkcloth painting, combining imaginative figurative decoration with the texture and character of the barkcloth itself.
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 Papua
Country of Origin
west Papua
Period
Late 20th century
Material
tapa
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
Fascinating museum piece this Sentani Tapa cloth
Height
104 cm
Width
102 cm
Depth
0.2 cm
Provenance
Private collection
Authenticity
Original/official
