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Hunstein Mountains Ancestral Carving - Garra

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Hunstein Mountains Ancestral Carving - Garra

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Title: Perfect 1 MTR Hunstein mountains ancestral carving - Garra -

Origin: Papua New Guinea

Date: 1970

Materials: Wood, earth pigments and charcoal.

Size: 94 cm

The Bahinemo people inhabit the Hunstein Mountains, a range south of the upper part of the Sepik River. They are wide ranging hunter-gathers and subsistence gardeners with small base settlements of houses and a ceremonial house. Bahinemo sacred objects are collectively called GARRA, of which there are different types. This type of concentric hook-garra is described to be a hunter's Idol figure placed in caves. Before hunting it was consulted for the results hunters could expect. Authentic object,

Provenance: Ex Dutch collection "De Grave". Sold without stand.

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