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THBEnormous Mid 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Drum
Lot 138a
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Artemis Gallery
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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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A massive, hand-carved wooden drum with a long body carved from a felled tree and extensively adorned with bas relief decoration and a pair of high relief/openwork projections to either side of the drum depicting squatting stylized ancestral figures, each with the distinctive hooked nose and elaborate, tiered headdress found on many human representations of the Sepik region. This is a slit drum, a form known as a garamut, the most important instrument in the Sepik River area. Such drums are used in ceremonies, to issue warnings, and to call people to meetings. Recently you may have noticed an animated one in the Disney movie "Moana" (look at the start of the "We Know the Way" scene). Size: 88.625" L x 17.5" W x 20" H (225.1 cm x 44.4 cm x 50.8 cm)
See a very similar example at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (object number 93.12). The curatorial description includes this wonderful contextual passage about the ancestral figures depicted on the drum as well as the sound made by the drum capturing its voice: "These figures represent important ancestors and demonstrate clan affiliation. The people of the Sepik area understand the drum's sound as its "voice." This voice can carry long distances to announce meetings, call individuals, issue warnings, and even contact neighboring villages. Communication occurs through a complex series of rhythms and tones beat out with a wooden stick by an initiated man. More than just an instrument, this drum is central to the lives the entire community."
Provenance: private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection, acquired between 1950 and 1985
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#150666Expected age cracks and weathering to surface, but the drum is very stable and in no danger of breaking apart. There are are some dried grasses/raffia within. Rich patina on surface with light deposits.Condition
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