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Four woven paddle Sleeves, two Paddles & an old bow & Arrows…
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Sydney
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8-May-2016
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Four woven paddle Sleeves, two Paddles & an old bow & Arrows set from the Brazza river area, Asmat, West Papua, [9], the sleaves are elaborately decorated with Croix Seeds and cockatoo Feathers. These were used for decorating their long canoe paddles for the ceremony of launching newly made canoes. There is significance and ceremony attached to making canoes and when they are ready they must have all the correct decorations to appease the ancestors. Cockatoos are a headhunting symbol in Asmat Art. Provenance: 'the bow and arrows were obtained by me in 1985 by trade for a steel knife in a village of Butukatnau on the upper Kolof river (a tributary of the Brazza river) steel was in high demand as the people were still using stone tools. (See field photo).' Todd Barlin / Todd Barlin collection. 120 cm to 140 cm
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