20th C. Papua New Guinea Gourd & Textile Penis Cover
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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Highland region, ca. 20th century CE. A koteka, or penis sheath, made of a large gourd with a rounded upper body and projecting cylinder, with a woven textile cover wrapped around the cylinder. An attached woven anthropomorphic face, with rattan edges and cowrie shell eyes, is sewn around the rounded upper body, covering roughly one third of it. The neck is also made of rattan and woven textile that flares outward from the opening of the gourd. The koteka is worn by indigenous men in the western parts of PNG, and the decoration and form relate to their tribal affiliation, with men from the same tribe wearing the same style. Size: 11.75" H (29.8 cm); 12" H (30.5 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection; ex-Ron Perry collection; Ron Perry collected art and artifacts for more than 40 years in New Guinea and the South Pacific. He collaborated with Carolyn Leigh to write a book entitled, "Art Dealer in the Last Unknown: Ron Perry & New Guinea Art: the early years 1964-1972" (2011)
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Provenance: ex-private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection; ex-Ron Perry collection; Ron Perry collected art and artifacts for more than 40 years in New Guinea and the South Pacific. He collaborated with Carolyn Leigh to write a book entitled, "Art Dealer in the Last Unknown: Ron Perry & New Guinea Art: the early years 1964-1972" (2011)
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#129971
Condition
Wear commensurate with age, with small areas of the woven textile having loose threads. Gourd has some light deposits on its surface.
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20th C. Papua New Guinea Gourd & Textile Penis Cover
Estimate $250 - $350
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