A Yipwon Spirit Figure
Karawari river, Papua New Guinea, wood, 134 cm high. Among the most elegant of 'hook' style figures, in which curved and pointed hooks are arranged on a vertical axis around a central design, the hook figures of the Alamblak speaking people are known as Yipwon. Figures such as this one were owned collectively by clans, representing a patron spirit of warfare and hunting. This anthropomorphic figure has a long crescent-shaped face with bulbous nostrils, close-set eyes and a chin that rests on the highest rung representing the arms.
Provenance:
Dutch private collection;
Will Hoogstraate, Amsterdam;
Pierre Dartevelle Collection, Brussels.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
13.10.2022 - 17:19
- Estimate:
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EUR 42,000.- to EUR 45,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 35,000.-
A Yipwon Spirit Figure
Karawari river, Papua New Guinea, wood, 134 cm high. Among the most elegant of 'hook' style figures, in which curved and pointed hooks are arranged on a vertical axis around a central design, the hook figures of the Alamblak speaking people are known as Yipwon. Figures such as this one were owned collectively by clans, representing a patron spirit of warfare and hunting. This anthropomorphic figure has a long crescent-shaped face with bulbous nostrils, close-set eyes and a chin that rests on the highest rung representing the arms.
Provenance:
Dutch private collection;
Will Hoogstraate, Amsterdam;
Pierre Dartevelle Collection, Brussels.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 13.10.2022 - 17:19 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 06.10. - 13.10. 2022 |