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THBPNG New Ireland Tatanua Funerary Headdress Mask
Lot 2
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Bidsquare : Indigenous Art - Ralph T. Coe Center, Santa Fe, NM
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Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, New Ireland, ca. mid-20th century CE. A powerful tatanua headdress mask carved from wood and adorned with natural pigments, coconut husk fiber, catseye shells, clay, and bark. The stylized face features prominent catseye shell inlays for eyes and is intricately painted in ochre, black, and white pigments. These bold geometric motifs are emblematic of male ritual authority, ancestral veneration, and associations with warfare and spiritual power. The mask is mounted to a cane framework clad in bark panels, their outer surfaces painted in alternating black and white triangles. A braided palm fiber border, stained ochre-red, outlines the crest, which is topped with a dense coiffure of coconut fiber. Tatanua masks are used in elaborate funerary rites known as malagan, which honor the dead and celebrate community ties. They are worn by dancers during performances that conclude extended periods of mourning, often taking months to prepare and culminating in communal feasting and ritual expression. Size: 13" L x 6" W x 14.5" H (33 cm x 15.2 cm x 36.8 cm); 24.5" H (62.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; acquired in 2002 from Economos Works of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
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#196406Some fading and stains to wood, but otherwise intact and excellent.Condition
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