Old Yam madk Abelam 1970’s New Guinea - Abelam Papua niu gini - Papua New Guinea (No reserve price)
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Authentic ceremonial yam mask, skillfully handwoven from natural plant fibers. Masks of this type were used during traditional yam harvest ceremonies, when the largest and most impressive yams were elaborately decorated and publicly displayed. The cultivation of exceptionally large yams was a source of great prestige and demonstrated the grower’s skill, status and spiritual strength within the community.
The mask was placed on a prized yam, transforming it symbolically into a powerful ancestral or spiritual being. Its expressive form and open woven structure are characteristic of these ephemeral ceremonial objects, which were made from locally available organic materials.
Dating from the 1970s and field collected in the 1980s. An authentic and evocative example of traditional ceremonial art associated with yam cultivation and harvest rituals.
Height: 36 cm.
Will be packed w care and sent 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 TranslateAuthentic ceremonial yam mask, skillfully handwoven from natural plant fibers. Masks of this type were used during traditional yam harvest ceremonies, when the largest and most impressive yams were elaborately decorated and publicly displayed. The cultivation of exceptionally large yams was a source of great prestige and demonstrated the grower’s skill, status and spiritual strength within the community.
The mask was placed on a prized yam, transforming it symbolically into a powerful ancestral or spiritual being. Its expressive form and open woven structure are characteristic of these ephemeral ceremonial objects, which were made from locally available organic materials.
Dating from the 1970s and field collected in the 1980s. An authentic and evocative example of traditional ceremonial art associated with yam cultivation and harvest rituals.
Height: 36 cm.
Will be packed w care and sent 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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Number of objects
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Abelam Papua niu gini
Country of Origin
Papua New Guinea
Period
Mid 20th century
Material
natural fibers
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
Old Yam madk Abelam 1970’s New Guinea
Height
36 cm
Width
31 cm
Depth
7 cm
Provenance
Private collection
Authenticity
Original/official
