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Spirit painting from house portico, 20th century
Sago palm petiole, bamboo, rattan, pigment
59 cm (23 1/4 in.)

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "The traditional houses in Tambanum had portico entrances and beautiful facades of quilted palm leaves laid down in a herringbone pattern. Circular paintings like this one were placed inside the portico roof, facing down. They served as guardian spirits, comparable to "house masks" (see pl. 172). Another example, in the Museum der Kulturen, Basel, is published in Kaufmann, 1980, no. 78." (Catalog #222, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 117.)

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portico house from Spirit Art Jolika subgroup Woliagui people Iatmul village Tambanum Oceania Province Sepik East Guinea New Painting pigment rattan bamboo petiole palm Sago 0420200717030023 A383314 AOA