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Old Washkuk Yena Head for Yam Ceremony Edler Collection

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Old Washkuk Yena Head for Yam Ceremony Edler Collection

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A very rare old Washkuk, Yena Carving, Kwoma Washkuk, east Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Carved from a heavy dense wood and painted with mineral pigments. A supernaturally powerful food, yams cannot be eaten until the spirits responsible for their growth have been appropriately honored. The spirits are celebrated in a sequence of three ceremonies, yena, mindja, and noukwi. Each ceremony requires the creation of a specific type of figure.In this case we have a Yena Head, which would have been lavishly adorned and displayed atop a large basket-like structure containing part of the yam crop. Provenance: Field collected by John C. Edler, prior to 1980. The figure is quite heavy and measures 43 x 10 inches.

Condition

fair, weathered

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Old Washkuk Yena Head for Yam Ceremony Edler Collection

Name: Old Washkuk Yena Head for Yam Ceremony Edler Collection
SKU: 86522386
Price: 160 USD
Availability: InStock

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