Spirit House Crossbeam
with clan yena and ancestor figures
Bangwis Village, Kwoma People
Washkuk Hills, Upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Vertical figurative carving, one of numerous
displayed inside the clan ceremonial house.
Sculpture and bark painting inside the house protray
the world view of the Kwoma as described in their myths
and their relationships with the spirit world.
This figure is one of several that chronicle principal myths
and ancestors of the houses clan
Length Aproximately 8 feet
CF: For similar example see:
Schmitz, C. Oceanic Art, NY, 1969
See also
Bowden, R. Yena - Art and Ceremony in a Sepik Society, 1983
Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford
Price 6000.00
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