Steck Yena for the Yam Cult Kwoma - Washkuk ***Kunst der Kwoma und Nukuma*** - Papua New Guinea (No reserve price)
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Original Kwoma and Nukuma yam cult wooden sculpture from Papua New Guinea, titled Steck Yena fürden Yams Kult Kwoma – Washkuk, with back hook; dimensions 94 × 17 × 7 cm, weight 2.3 kg, good condition, authentic/official.
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Steck Yena forden Yams Kult Kwoma - Washkuk
***Kunst der Kwoma und Nukuma***
Mit Rückenhaken
On the photo the use of a Steckyena is depicted.
Smaller Yena are slipped around the king Yena.
The Kwoma and Nukuma live on the foothills of the upland country rising from Ambunti. They practice, like the Abelam, a life-determining yam cult. While the Abelam devote everything to cultivating the individual yam tubers as long as possible — the longest reach nearly 4 m — the Kwoma and Nukuma pile up enormous heaps of yams and adorn these heaps with Yenastab masks by arranging them altar-like within the pile. Compare this to Figure 39 in the Basel Museums fur Völkerkunde brochure by Christian Kaufmann: ÜBER KUNST UND KULTUR BEI DEN KWOMA UND NUKUMA.
Cf. Douglas Newton: Crocodile and Cassowary
Religious Art of the Upper Sepik River New Guinea
The Museum of Primitive Art, New York 1971
No shipping to Austria, Denmark and USA!!!
No shipping to Austria, Denmark and USA.
Gerne aber an Österreicher + Dänen mit einer Adresse außerhalb Österreichs and Denmarks!!
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Steck Yena forden Yams Kult Kwoma - Washkuk
***Kunst der Kwoma und Nukuma***
Mit Rückenhaken
On the photo the use of a Steckyena is depicted.
Smaller Yena are slipped around the king Yena.
The Kwoma and Nukuma live on the foothills of the upland country rising from Ambunti. They practice, like the Abelam, a life-determining yam cult. While the Abelam devote everything to cultivating the individual yam tubers as long as possible — the longest reach nearly 4 m — the Kwoma and Nukuma pile up enormous heaps of yams and adorn these heaps with Yenastab masks by arranging them altar-like within the pile. Compare this to Figure 39 in the Basel Museums fur Völkerkunde brochure by Christian Kaufmann: ÜBER KUNST UND KULTUR BEI DEN KWOMA UND NUKUMA.
Cf. Douglas Newton: Crocodile and Cassowary
Religious Art of the Upper Sepik River New Guinea
The Museum of Primitive Art, New York 1971
No shipping to Austria, Denmark and USA!!!
No shipping to Austria, Denmark and USA.
Gerne aber an Österreicher + Dänen mit einer Adresse außerhalb Österreichs and Denmarks!!
We are happy to refund the excess shipping costs for multiple purchases.
The shipping costs also include packaging material and packing effort.
The tracking will be updated on your Catawiki account as soon as your package has been handed over. Please check this regularly to avoid a return of your package.
Details
Country of Origin
Papua New Guinea
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Steck Yena for the Yam Cult Kwoma - Washkuk ***Kunst der Kwoma und Nukuma***
Height
94 cm
Width
17 cm
Depth
7 cm
Weight
2.3 kg
Authenticity
Original/official
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