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THB20th C. Papua New Guinea Mendi Textile "Payback Doll"
Lot 40b
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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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2018-05-24 10:00:00
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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Southern Highlands, Mendi Valley, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An incredibly rare figure of a woman made from cloth wrapped around straw shaped into the form of a woman. The cloth has been painted, first with red, then, for the body below the neck, with a thick, dark brown, earthy pigment. She wears a skirt made of twisted/woven rope, armbands made of woven grass, and a loosely woven cloth over her head; a necklace composed of multiple strands of cowrie shells is wrapped tightly around her neck. She also has a pin painted red and white pushed through her nose. Her face is painted red, with white lines swooping up her cheeks to converge along the upper bridge of her nose and continue in a single line up the center of her forehead. Her eyes and teeth are also made of cowrie shells. She wears a bag across one shoulder made of a similar woven material as her cloth at her head. Inside of this are three cloth-wrapped straw bundles designed to look like yams. Size: 9" W x 27" H (22.9 cm x 68.6 cm)
This type of figure is known as a "payback doll," made to be an effigy of someone killed by an enemy. The effigy served as a reminder to the family that they needed to take revenge.
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
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#133424Figure is very fragile. One foot is lost, as are two toes from the other, which is partially detached from the body and held in place with a modern cord. Wear to pigment on the body, especially on the legs and shoulders. Generally in very good shape for its age.Condition
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