Descripción : Skull, over modeled with clay, painted, cowrie and nassa snails, human hair
Guinea, middle Sepik river, early 20th century
Iatmul people
Painted with reddish color, eyes with cowrie snails and small nassa snails adorn the forehead
Verso with real hair braids
Dimensions: 15 x 22 cm
Good, age related condition
Provenance:collected by Martius before 1914, acquisition by the Grassi Museum, Leipzig 1920, then collection F. Reiter, BerlinThe tribe of Iatmul, which can be found at the middle Sepik river, coated skulls of important, deceased men with reddish clay. Then a new face was modeled and decorated with the former face painting of the members. Such skulls were then honored ritual in ceremonies.Literature:
Anthony J. P. Meyer, Oceanic art, p. 230, 276, Steven Phelps, Art and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas. The James Hooper Collection, fig. 991, 992, Marcia & John Friede, New Guinea Art, fig. 163, 164, Alain Nicolas, Art Papou, catalog Musée d'Arts Africains, Océaniens, Amérindiens, Marseille, fig. 276.
Condition:
The skull is in good, age related condition with usual signs of age and wear. Partially missing hair strands and shells. The dimensions are c. 15 x 22 cm.
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Sobre el lote Lote N° 32 Título : Iatmul Over Modeled Ancestor Skull Talla : 15 x 22 cm
15 x 22 cm Auctionata Paddle8 AG, subastador, Berlin, DE🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito. Título de venta : 498 Fine Tribal Art from Africa & Oceania Fecha de la venta : 21/04/2016🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito. Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale