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Massim Pig charme sculpture, Trobiant
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Description
first half 20th Century
Wood
8.5 x 7 x 24 cm
1705
€ 950.00
Late 19th to early 20th century New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay, Massim People carved wooden pigs with incised decoration and flat paddle-style tails. The National Museum of Australia holds about 24 of these pig carvings from this era, acquired in 1915 and can be viewed online in their digital archive as part of the Papuan Official Collection of the Milne Province, Papua New Guinea. In the Papuan culture, the pig holds a significant position playing a key role in families and villages' economic trade and social structures.
À la fin du XIXe siècle et au début du XXe siècle, en Nouvelle-Guinée, dans les îles Trobriand, près de la baie de Milne, le peuple Massim sculptait des cochons en bois avec des décorations incisées et des queues plates de style pagaie. Le Musée national d'Australie possède environ 24 de ces sculptures de cochons de cette époque, acquises en 1915, qui peuvent être consultées en ligne dans leurs archives numériques, faisant partie de la Collection officielle papoue de la province de Milne, en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée. Dans la culture papoue, le cochon occupe une place importante et joue un rôle clé dans le commerce économique et les structures sociales des familles et des villages.
Provenance
Belgian Private Collection -
More Information
Period: 1900-1919 Creation Date: First half 20th Century Styles / Movements: Traditional Incollect Reference #: 817261 -
Dimensions
W. 2.76 in; H. 3.35 in; D. 9.45 in; W. 7 cm; H. 8.5 cm; D. 24 cm;
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Spectandum, a by-appointment gallery in Leuven, Belgium, can be reached at contact@spectandum.com 32475648678. The gallery specializes in Natural History, Ethnography, European works of art, antiquities, and rare curiosities sourced from around the world.
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