A MONUMENTAL ABELAM CEREMONIAL HEAD
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ARTIST UNKNOWN (PAPUA NEW GUINEA)
EAST SEPIK Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
A MONUMENTAL ABELAM CEREMONIAL HEAD
carved wood with yellow, black, white and red pigments
101.0 cm height
Estimate:
$2,800 - 3,800
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne, collected Maprik, East Sepik Region, early 1960s
Catalogue text
These large sculptural objects were created and used in the context of the spirit cult or possibly yam cult in the haus tambaran (traditional ancestral worship house).