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THBEarly 20th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Tapa Beater
Lot 165b
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Artemis Gallery
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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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Oceania, central/eastern Papua New Guinea, probably Markham Valley region, ca. early 20th century CE. An elegant tapa beater carved from a single piece of stone of warm taupe hues and accompanied by a piece of tapa cloth. The overall form is tubular with rounded ends, and one side of the beater head is incised with overlapping vertical and horizontal striations creating a cross-hatch pattern which aids in the tapa pounding process. Size (beater): 13.5" L x 2" W (34.3 cm x 5.1 cm); (cloth): 15" L x 9" W (38.1 cm x 22.9 cm)
Tapa is a bark cloth is of great social importance and is often given as a gift; however, prior to the introduction of synthetic fabrics, it was also used for everyday wear. The process for making it is complex and almost ritualistic. First, the paper mulberry tree is cut, the bark is stripped, and the inner bark retained and sun dried, then soaked. After this, the bark is beaten using a stone tool like this one. The sound of the tapa being beaten creates a rhythmic musical backdrop as the work is being done. The strips are then beaten together using plant starch to form a large sheet; the edges of this sheet are then trimmed using a knife or sharp shell. Then, the piece is sometimes painted using stencils made from coconut.
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
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#142266Fraying to peripheries of cloth with areas of discoloration. Nicks and abrasions to beater, otherwise intact with nice natural stone inclusions.Condition
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