IATMUL, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea.
IATMUL, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Bamboo, wood, wickerwork, seashell. Initiate’s betel lime case decorated with a slender figure with a rooster’s head. Toward the end of the seclusion period, initiates were given lime cases, which they carried when they appeared on the dance ground. L. 86 cm. Provenance: Private collection in Sologne (by inheritance).
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IATMUL, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Bamboo, wood, wickerwork, seashell. Initiate’s betel lime case decorated with a slender figure with a rooster’s head. Toward the end of the seclusion period, initiates were given lime cases, which they carried when they appeared on the dance ground. L. 86 cm. Provenance: Private collection in Sologne (by inheritance).
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