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THBEarly 20th C. Papua New Guinea Iatmul Overmodeled Skull
Lot 153a
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Artemis Gallery
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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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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, Iatmul peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A macabre artifact from the Iatmul peoples, a human skull which has been 'overmodeled' first with orange terracotta and then smoothed patches of baked mud. The artisan tasked with recreating this face reconstructed the portraiture of the deceased with tab-shaped ears, a prominent nose with flared nostrils, cowrie snail shells comprising the eyes and the headband, pouty lips, and even a veristic coiffure of coarse black curls of hair. The underside of the neck enables the viewer to peer into the inside of the skull and observe the interior cerebral veining. Overmodeled skulls like this example are meant to pay homage to one's ancestors by keeping them as identifiable members of the family who can participate in ceremonial events like marriages and funerals. Size: 6" W x 8.25" H (15.2 cm x 21 cm).
For a stylistically-similar example as well as additional information on overmodeled skulls, please see the "Myth + Magic: Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea" exhibition, National Gallery of Australia: https://nga.gov.au/exhibition/mythmagic/default.cfm?IRN=240766&BioArtistIRN=240766&MnuID=3&GalID=4&ViewID=2
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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#141058Small chips to mud layer along ears, lips, nose, head, and neck line, with desiccation to mud and terracotta commensurate with age, and losses to some tufts of hair on coiffure, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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