Four figures "bioma"
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Lot: 12
Four figures "bioma"
Papua New Guinea - Gulf
| Provenance | Size | Hammer price |
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H: 12.2 inch; 17.1 inch; 20.1 inch; 21.9 inch |
sold |
wood, red ochre, lime, rest.
These figures represented and served as a dwelling place for powerful spirits "imunu". They were kept in the large communal men's houses at clan shrines, together with spirit boards, human and animal skulls and other sacred objects.
