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THBPublished 20th C. Papua New Guinea Boiken Wood Drum
Lot 125a
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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, Papua New Guinea, Boiken Area, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautifully hand-carved wooden garamut drum with anthropomorphic features and a zoomorphic handle. A short neck widens into an imposing face; pursed lips under a beak-like nose, incised cheek lines, and two deeply set eyes under two arching brows that extend beneath the lip of the batter head. Three knobs alongside the eyes indicate the ears, and a perforation through the nose allows additional ornamentation. The exaggerated angular features add intensity to the scowling expression. On the backside a zoomorphic handle, perhaps a lizard, attaches its mouth and front legs to the back of the neck of the anthropomorphic visage, the rear legs above, and the tail supports the batter head lip. The batter head resting on the tail and face, is smooth from pounding and use. Drums such as this were used for communication between villages to announce deaths, visitors, festivals, or warnings. The faces represent clan ancestors, and the drums housed their soul. Size: 8.5" W x 17.5" H (21.6 cm x 44.4 cm); 20.25" H (51.4 cm) on included custom stand.
Published in Michael Hamson's book "Art of the Boiken" on page 112.
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection
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#157568Old inventory label on the handle. Losses to ears. Expected surface wear, chips, and abrasions commensurate with use and age. Beautiful details and earthen encrustations.Condition
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