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Bioma spirit figure, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, carved and…
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Sydney
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4-May-2022
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Bioma spirit figure, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. A two-dimensional and stylised female figure carved in low relief, arms down by its side. Cut from a flat piece of wood and painted white and reddish brown. These sacred ancestral figures (bioma) were made to attract powerful spirits (imunu) and provide a dwelling place for them. They were usually made from old canoes and were displayed on pigs' skulls in men's communal houses alongside other sacred objects, length 99 x 19.5 cm. Provenance: Ex Echo gallery collection (211), New South Wales. Private collection, New South Wales
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