Painted bark, tribal art, oceanic art, Oceania, traditional painting, Papua New Guinea

Painted bark, tribal art, oceanic art, Oceania, traditional painting, Papua New Guinea
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<meta charset="UTF-8" />Particularly aesthetic painted double bark, collected in the Washkuk Mountains region of Papua New Guinea. These paintings on sago palm bark decorate the inside of roofs as well as the pediments of ceremonial houses, and represent the ancestors or beliefs of the clans, either abstractly or figuratively. Assembled together, they line the ceilings of these large, prestigious huts. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent collection includes a complete reconstruction of a hut roof decorated with painted bark of this type... Pieces of sago bark and natural pigments. Traces of use. Approx. 112 x 55 cm / 350€ shipping included.

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Style Tribal Art (Oceanic Panels, House posts, Totem of Tribal Art Style)
Period 20th century (Oceanic Panels, House posts, Totem 20th century)
Country of origin Papua New Guinea
Width (cm) 55
Height (cm) 112
Shipping Time Ready to ship in 2-3 Business Days
Location 22700, louannec, France
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