Papua New Guinea Ancestral Figure
by Natasha Marco
Title
Papua New Guinea Ancestral Figure
Artist
Natasha Marco
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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'Connecting Cultures: A World in Brooklyn' exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art
These three Abelam works are all associated with the korumbo, a large ceremonial house for spirits. Every few years, Abelam men carve representations of ancestral figures in conjunction with the initiation ceremonies of young men. The figures represent benevolent spirits, or ngwalndu, of individual clans and are considered responsible for clan prosperity. The figures are carved in the forest and brought into the korumbo, where they are covered with mud and painted.
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