A Fine Old Spirit Figure Abelam People East Sepik Province Papua New Guinea

A Fine Old Spirit Figure Abelam People East Sepik Province Papua New Guinea

This Spirit Figure is made by the Abelam People of the East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. This very finely carved & ochre painted Spirit Figure in the form of an anthropomorphic Bird Man a powerful spirit called Ngwalndu which are important clan spirits. Representations of them are prominently featured in men’s ceremonial houses, or spirit houses which are the place of important communal rituals and ceremonies. In addition to promoting fertility and health, the Ngwalndu are also responsible for providing yams, a crop that is not just a favourite food but of great spiritual significance for the community. Long yam cultivation, carried out exclusively by men, is the focus of ritual life for the Abelam. So close is the spiritual connection between the ritually attended yams and the grower and his clan that the most prized yams, the largest of the long yams, are named after the grower’s Ngwalndu. In the ceremonial house, Ngwalndu figures preside over initiation ceremonies that reveal the secrets of long yam cultivation and other male powers embedded in the lore of each clan.  The ochre painting in black and white, yellow and red are pigments thought to have magical qualities: red is the most powerful and refers to the substances used for sorcery and long yams.

Collected in the 1950’s – 1960’s.

Exhibited in the exhibition: Oceanic Arts Pacifica at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in Sydney Australia in 2014

Published in the Exhibition Catalogue for Oceanic Arts Pacifica 2014 Page 84

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art

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A Fine Old New Guinea Dance Costume Asmat People Northwest Asmat Area West Papua Irian Jaya

A Fine Old New Guinea Dance Costume Asmat People Northwest Asmat Area West Papua Irian Jaya

The Jipae Ceremony is performed to release the spirits of the recently deceased so that their spirits can move on to the afterlife.  Each costume represents a known person.

In the field photo you can see the Jipae costumes being danced in front of the special Men’s House used only for this ceremony.

The ceremony lasts several months (the costumes make occasional appearances at the front of the specially made ceremonial house or Jeu). Women & children only hear the singing & drums coming from the Men’s Houses. They may also see the costumes from the edge of the village.

On the last day of the ceremony, the costumes walk thru the village to receive gifts of food & other items they might need on their journey to the afterworld

The families of the represented deceased throw themselves onto the ground in front of the costumes pulling at them and mourning their departure from this world, it is a very emotional moment. After the intense mourning the costumes disappear into the jungle never to be seen again (they were traditionally left in the trees to decay naturally).

The Asmat people’s main myth is that humans were made from wood/trees.

According to the creation myth, the Asmat people believe that they are the descendant of Fumeripits a creator being that was so lonely that he carved statues out of wood, he then carved a drum, and one day, he played the drum and sang and the wood figures started to come to life. This is the beginning of the Asmat people. That is why trees in the forest are like brothers because the Asmat were created from trees by Fumeripits.  Wood carving is the continuation of the Asmat creation myth.

Provenance: This Jipae Costume was collected by Todd Barlin in 1986 and was part of a larger field collection of Asmat & Mimika objects that are now many museum collections including The Musee Du Quai Branly in Paris.   The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art

 

 

A Fine Rare New Guinea Ceremonial Figure Asmat People West Papua Irian Jaya Indonesia

A Fine Rare New Guinea Ceremonial Figure called Omu Asmat People West Papua Irian Jaya Indonesia

This Omu Ceremonial Figure I collected in 1986 in the remote Northwest Asmat Area on the South Coast of West Papua Irian Jaya Indonesia.

The Omu Ceremony only occurs very infrequently in a few small villages in the remote NW Asmat Area, I was in this Northwest Asmat Area a lot over the years 1985 – 1989, and during that time I was very lucky to see the Omu Ceremonies in several small villages.

According to the Asmat Omu myth, in the beginning, there were two major clans. The spirit named (secret) whispered to the carvers to make Omu bring fertility to the People and keep them from illness. The bottom part of the tree was the father, and the top was the son. Each clan in the village made one Omu that was exchanged with the other clan to promote harmony. This tradition carries on today, with the bottom part now the older brother, and the top the younger brother.

When the elders decide it is time to make Omu, there are several steps in the feast cycle. The village men begin by making a special feast house for the Omu, called the je ti.

Elders and wow-pits or master carvers go the jungle to find one very tall tree, or two suitable shorter trees, as Omu are always made in pairs. The other men prepare logs, bark, and sago leaves for constructing the house. When the Omu is almost finished, colour is applied and their heads are pushed through a curtain for the villagers to look at from a distance. This is repeated several times over the course of the days leading up to the finished product.

Around this time, some men go out hunting wild boar for the feast, while others go back to the jungle to find a mangrove tree with many buttress roots. They cut it down, strip the bark, then shorten the roots and fashion them into hook shapes. The tree is brought to the feast house and is placed upright near the centre of the house at the upstream end. It will serve as a post to help hold up the house, as well as a support for the Omu during the final portion of the feast.

When they are completed, men first, then women, are encouraged to come into the feast house and touch the Omu to ensure fertility. They are accompanied by singing and dancing. Then the Omu is tied to long poles. This portion of the ceremony takes most of one day and all night.  The spirits have entered the Omu and will remain with the village to bless it. They are now fed sago and water, and tied to the rafters of the house.

Later two groups of young men sneak in the back door of the feast house, carrying bundles of sago leaves representing headhunting victims. These are placed on either side of the main fireplace. The bundles are poked with spears in a mock attack, and then the leaves are removed from the spines, which are tied back into bundles.

In the photos above you can see photos of some of the people inside the ceremonial house ready for the ceremonial cycles to happen.

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of New Guinea Oceanic Art 

I first went to Papua New Guinea in 1985 for an adventure & what I found was that I really enjoyed being with the people of New Guinea, over the next 38 years I spent extensive time spent collecting and documenting traditional art & ceremonies in remote areas of Papua New Guinea & West Papua, The Solomon Islands & Vanuatu & the other Pacific Islands countries. During these travels, I made major collections of New Guinea & Oceanic Art for major Museums and Public Art Galleries

I was honoured by being in the prestigious Louvre Museum Magazine for the collections I made for The Museum of African & Oceanic Art Paris in 1996 (now the Musee Quai Branly) for the exhibition “Asmat et Mimika d’ Irian Jaya April 1996 At THE MUSEE NATIONAL des ARTS D’AFRIQUE et d’ OCEANIE, Paris

See all of the links & photos in my new EXHIBITIONS GALLERY and there is the link to the article in the prestigious Louvre Magazine 1996

I have artwork for Museums & Art Galleries but also for collectors at every stage of their collecting. I want to encourage people to explore the fine art of New Guinea & West Papua and the Pacific Islands and to be able to see and touch the artworks in a relaxed and friendly manner in my Sydney Gallery.  I would like to invite you to visit my gallery and see the artworks in person and also look at my website www.oceanicartsaustralia.com  where there are many Galleries & Sub Galleries to explore.

My Gallery of nearly 40 years is the last physical gallery in Sydney that specialises in New Guinea & Oceanic Art. Sydney is just a couple hours’ flight to New Guinea & the Pacific Islands where all of these amazing artworks came from, Australia’s closest neighbours.

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A Fine Old New Guinea Canoe Splash Board Huon Gulf Area Morobe Province Papua New Guinea

A Fine Old New Guinea Canoe Splash Board Huon Gulf Area Morobe Province Papua New Guinea. Dating from the early 20th Century

This old and well-used Canoe Splash Board is from either Tami or Siassi Islands in Huon Gulf Area Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. Finely carved from a single piece of hardwood.  Literally made to stop waves splashing into the front of a large ocean-going outrigger canoe.  It was also like a car hood ornament in that it showed where you were from & what clan you belong to by the designs used on the canoe splashboard.  The finial is beautifully carved with stylized birds and other clan designs, the front of the splash board has a cross and triangular designs running horizontally. There are 7 worn holes where the splash board was securely attached to the canoe. The back of this splash board also has incised designs.  You can see by the photo above of a Tami Island Canoe where the Splash Board fit.

Provenance: Field Collected by famous Australian collector Peter Hallinan (1938-2015 )

The Todd Barlin Collection of New Guinea Oceanic Art 

I first went to Papua New Guinea in 1985 for an adventure & what I found was that I really enjoyed being with the people of New Guinea, over the next 38 years I spent extensive time spent collecting and documenting traditional art & ceremonies in remote areas of Papua New Guinea & West Papua, The Solomon Islands & Vanuatu & the other Pacific Islands countries. During these travels, I made major collections of New Guinea & Oceanic Art for major Museums and Public Art Galleries

I was honoured by being in the prestigious Louvre Museum Magazine for the collections I made for The Museum of African & Oceanic Art Paris in 1996 (now the Musee Quai Branly) for the exhibition “Asmat et Mimika d’ Irian Jaya April 1996 At THE MUSEE NATIONAL des ARTS D’AFRIQUE et d’ OCEANIE, Paris

See all of the links & photos in my new EXHIBITIONS GALLERY and there is the link to the article in the prestigious Louvre Magazine 1996

I have artwork for Museums & Art Galleries but also for collectors at every stage of their collecting. I want to encourage people to explore the fine art of New Guinea & West Papua and the Pacific Islands and to be able to see and touch the artworks in a relaxed and friendly manner in my Sydney Gallery.  I would like to invite you to visit my gallery and see the artworks in person and also look at my website www.oceanicartsaustralia.com  where there are many Galleries & Sub Galleries to explore.

My Gallery of nearly 40 years is the last physical gallery in Sydney that specialises in New Guinea & Oceanic Art. Sydney is just a couple hours’ flight to New Guinea & the Pacific Islands where all of these amazing artworks came from, Australia’s closest neighbours.

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A Fine Old New Guinea Headrest Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea

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A Fine Old New Guinea Headrest Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea

This old and well-used Headrest or Neckrest is from the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. In the form of a Zoomorphic animal that used the natural shape of the tree branch, it was made from. Three-legged Headrests are found in other areas like East Africa and it must be a pleasing & functional manner in which to make a Headrest sturdy to lay one’s neck on when resting.  In New Guinea many of the cultural groups the men had elaborate hairstyles that took time and effort to maintain. The headrests kept their hair from touching the ground and getting flat while sleeping. We have a hard time understanding how this could be comfortable enough to be able to sleep but it must be okay since cultures around the world made & used wood headrests like this example. To me, it looks like an animal stretching its back as dogs do when they lean forward.

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of New Guinea Oceanic Art 

I first went to Papua New Guinea in 1985 for an adventure & what I found was that I really enjoyed being with the people of New Guinea, over the next 38 years I spent extensive time spent collecting and documenting traditional art & ceremonies in remote areas of Papua New Guinea & West Papua, The Solomon Islands & Vanuatu & the other Pacific Islands countries. During these travels, I made major collections of New Guinea & Oceanic Art for major Museums and Public Art Galleries

I was honoured by being in the prestigious Louvre Museum Magazine for the collections I made for The Museum of African & Oceanic Art Paris in 1996 (now the Musee Quai Branly) for the exhibition “Asmat et Mimika d’ Irian Jaya April 1996 At THE MUSEE NATIONAL des ARTS D’AFRIQUE et d’ OCEANIE, Paris

See all of the links & photos in my new EXHIBITIONS GALLERY and there is the link to the article in the prestigious Louvre Magazine 1996

I have artwork for Museums & Art Galleries but also for collectors at every stage of their collecting. I want to encourage people to explore the fine art of New Guinea & West Papua and the Pacific Islands and to be able to see and touch the artworks in a relaxed and friendly manner in my Sydney Gallery.  I would like to invite you to visit my gallery and see the artworks in person and also look at my website www.oceanicartsaustralia.com  where there are many Galleries & Sub Galleries to explore.

My Gallery of nearly 40 years is the last physical gallery in Sydney that specialises in New Guinea & Oceanic Art. Sydney is just a couple hours’ flight to New Guinea & the Pacific Islands where all of these amazing artworks came from, Australia’s closest neighbours.

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A Fine New Guinea Yamate Ancestor Board Kamoro Mimika People South Coast West Papua

A Fine New Guinea Yamate Ancestor Board, Kamoro Mimika People South Coast West Papua Irian Jaya Indonesia 

This beautiful Yamate Ancestor Figure is best described as a two-dimensional ancestor figure, Yamate is finely carved in slightly different forms and then incised with designs & ochre painted.

The Kamoro are also referred to as the Mimika which is a reference to the “Mimika River” where they live, they are related to the more well-known Asmat people their neighbors to the east and they both speak the same language. The Kamoro people were tired of the endless headhunting & revenge within the Asmat area and they moved up the coast out of easy reach of the Asmat head-hunters.

The Kamoro art reflects their more peaceful and gentle nature, their artworks are more subtle and not aggressive like their Asmat neighbors, they also use colours and designs that are not found in the Asmat area.

Much of the art of the Kamoro people of southwest New Guinea centers on ceremonies and wood carvings that honour the spirits of individuals who have recently died.  Portraying recently deceased ancestors, Yamate were primarily created during the emakame, a complex ritual honouring the dead and celebrating the renewal of life. A pivotal event in the Emakame was the revealing of a group of Yamate, each of which represented a specific deceased person, whose name it bore. Some Yamate were also used on festive occasions as ornaments on the prows of canoes.

In the early 1980’s I spent several months living with the Kamoro in two villages in the Eastern Mimika area, these long visits were the opportunity to really get to know people well & to be invited back to attend traditional ceremonies for The Mbitoro Ancestor Poles, during these ceremonies that last up to one year, there was the occasion when Yamate were made and displayed outside their amazing ceremonial house.

This Yamate along with other carvings collected over a two-year period in 1985-1986 are now in major museum collections around the world including The  Musee du Quai Branly Museum in Paris, when you walk into the Oceanic Art Pavilion the first thing you see are monumental Ancestor Poles from the Asmat & Kamoro (Mimika) collected by me, they were originally in an exhibition ” The Asmat et Mimika “ at The National Museum of African and Oceanic Art in 1996 (now that museum is part of The Musee du Quai Branly).  The exhibition the Asmat and Mimika in 1996 was published in the prestigious Louvre Museum Magazine

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of New Guinea Oceanic Art

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A Fine Old New Guinea Ceremonial House Lintel Kamoro Mimika People West Papua Irian Jaya Indonesia

A Fine Old New Guinea Ceremonial House Lintel, Kamoro Mimika People West Papua Irian Jaya Indonesia

This beautiful Ceremonial House Lintel is from the Kamoro people in the Eastern Mimika Area on the South Coast of West Papua Irian Jaya Indonesia. The lintel is also an Ancestor Board called Yamate which is a two-dimensional ancestor figure. Yamate Ancestor Boards were finely carved in different forms and have incised & painted designs that reflect the clan’s own ancestors.

Much of the art of the Kamoro people of southwest New Guinea centers on ceremonies and wood carvings that honor the spirits of individuals who have recently died.  Portraying recently deceased ancestors, Yamate was primarily created during the emakame, a complex ritual honoring the dead and celebrating the renewal of life. A pivotal event in the Emakame was the revealing of a group of Yamate, each of which represented a specific deceased person, whose name it bore. Some Yamate was also used on festive occasions as ornaments on the prows of canoes.

The Kamoro are also referred to as the Mimika, they are related to the Asmat their neighbors to the east. The Kamoro people were tired of the endless headhunting & revenge with the Asmat and they moved up the coast out of easy reach of the Asmat headhunters.  The Kamoro art reflects their more peaceful and gentle nature.  Their artworks are more subtle than their Asmat neighbors & they use colours and designs that are not found in the Asmat area.

In the early 1980’s I spent several months living with the Kamoro in two villages in the Eastern Mimika area. These long visits were the opportunity to really get to know people well & to be invited back to attend traditional ceremonies for The Mbitoro Ancestor Poles, during these ceremonies that last up to 1 year there were Yamate made and displayed outside the amazing ceremonial house made from the ceremonies. I have included a couple of field photos from this time.   The monumental Mbitoro Ancestor Poles (about 6 meters tall)

This Yamate along with other carvings collected over a 2 year period in 1985-1986 and most of the objects collected are now in major museum collections around the world like the Musee du Quai Branly Museum in Paris. When you walk into the Oceanic Art Pavilion the first thing you see are monumental Ancestor Poles from the Asmat & Kamoro (Mimika)  along with a Soul Boat, Shields, and dance costumes from the Asmat & Mimika, all of those artworks were collected by me at the same time as this Yamate. 

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of New Guinea Oceanic Art 

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A Superb Old New Guinea Gope Board Giobari Island Papuan Gulf Area Papua New Guinea

A Superb Old New Guinea Gope Spirit Board, Kerewa People from Giobari Island in the Papuan Gulf Area of Papua New Guinea

This beautifully carved Gope Spirit Board or titi ebiha is from Goaribari Island (also spelled Giobari) and is at the delta of the Kikori and Omati Rivers in the Papuan Gulf Area on the South Coast of Papua New Guinea. Gope boards are one of the most recognizable artworks from the Island of New Guinea.

Gope Spirit Boards are the embodiment of powerful spirits that represent each clan. No two Gope boards are the same, sometimes they are made from the sides of old canoes which provide a ready-made flat shape to carve the Gope boards from. This Giobari Island Gope in the form of an abstract spirit head carved in low relief and painted with black & red ochre & white lime (burnt & crushed sea shells).

In the past, the primary focus of religious and artistic life in the region was on powerful spirits (imunu). Each imunu typically was associated with a specific location in the landscape, rivers, or sea, and was linked to the specific clan within whose territory it dwelt.

In pre-European contact times, the Papuan Gulf people made huge ceremonial houses with peaked roofs called Ravi, this is where the Gope Spirit Boards and other types of ceremonial objects were kept safe & secret from the uninitiated.  Gope boards were often kept on shrines that had boars’ skulls and human skulls from headhunting placed around them on racks.

The Papuan Gulf people had complex ceremonial cycles that took sometimes a decade to complete.  There are many distinct art styles in the Papuan Gulf stretching from the Elema area in the east to the Bamu area in the west and they are also neighbors of the Gogodala & Marind Anim people who live on both sides of the border that splits the island between Papua New Guinea and West Papua Indonesia.

This Gope Board shows the genius of the Giobari Island artists, he was not constrained by the size or the shape of the wood, the oversized head, and the small body both work to the great visual effect.

Provenance: The late Alyn Miller Collection (1955- 1998)  Alyn was working for the UN in PNG and was instrumental in setting up one of the first government-sponsored traditional art businesses in PNG in the 1970s. This afforded Alyn many opportunities to travel to many remote areas of PNG, where he selected the best artworks for his collection. He also did the research and editing for the book “The Artifacts and crafts of Papua New Guinea”

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of New Guinea Oceanic Art 

See my new EXHIBITIONS GALLERY  showing the Museums and Art Galleries Exhibitions that I provided artworks for over the past 40 years. There is the link to the article about my artworks published in the prestigious Louvre Magazine in 1996

I have artwork for Museums and art Galleries but also for collectors at every stage of their collecting. I want to encourage people to explore the fine art of New Guinea & West Papua and the Pacific Islands and to be able to see and touch the artworks in a relaxed and friendly manner in my Sydney Gallery. I would like to invite you to visit my gallery and see the artworks in person and also look at my website www.oceanicartsaustralia.com where there are many Galleries & Sub Galleries to explore.

My Gallery of nearly 40 years is the last physical gallery in Sydney that specializes in New Guinea and Oceanic Art.  Sydney is very close to New Guinea & the Pacific Islands where all of these amazing artworks came from, Australia’s closest neighbors.

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A Fine Old New Guinea Gope Spirit Board Papuan Gulf Area Papua New Guinea

A Fine Old Gope Spirit Board Papuan Gulf Area South Coast Papua New Guinea

This finely carved old Gope Board is from the Era People Wapo Creek Area in the Papuan Gulf on the South Coast of Papua New Guinea.  Gope also called “Spirit Boards ” are the embodiment of powerful spirits that represent each clan.  No two Gope boards are the same, sometimes they are made from the sides of old canoes which provide a ready-made flat shape to carve the Gope boards from.

In pre-European contact times, the Papuan Gulf people made huge ceremonial houses with peaked roofs called Ravi , this is where the Gope Boards and other types of ceremonial objects were kept safe & secret from the uninitiated.  Gope boards were often kept on shrines that had boars’ skulls and human skulls from headhunting placed around them on racks. Gope boards are one of the most recognizable artworks from the Island of New Guinea. The Papuan Gulf people had complex ceremonial cycles that took sometimes a decade to complete.  There are many art styles in the Papuan Gulf stretching from the Elema area in the east to the Bamu area in the west, they are also neighbors of the Gogodala & Marind Anim people who live on both sides of the border that splits the island between Papua New Guinea and West Papua Indonesia.

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic & Papua New Guinea Art

 

A Fine Old New Guinea Drum Abelam People East Sepik Province Papua New Guinea

A Fine Old New Guinea Drum Abelam People East Sepik Province Papua New Guinea  Stone Carved and dating from the 19th Century 

This ancient stone-carved Drum is from the Abelam People in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea.  This hourglass-shaped drum is often referred to as a Kundu which is the Papua New Guinea pidgin English term for this type of drum.  Old drums like this fine example were family heirlooms often used over several generations of a family.  The larger bottom section of the drum is finely incised with designs of dancing figures going horizontally around the bottom section of the drum. The lug handle and whole drum have an old deep black patina from use and storage in the men’s ceremonial house.  The use of drums is very important to all traditional ceremonies where drumming and singing relate stories of ancient ancestral beings who are invoked for protection & fertility.

Provenance:  The Todd Barlin Collection Of Oceanic Papuan New Guinea Art

I first went to Papua New Guinea in 1985 for an adventure & what I found was that I really enjoyed being with the people of New Guinea, over the next 38 years I spent extensive time spent collecting and documenting traditional art & ceremonies in remote areas of Papua New Guinea & West Papua, The Solomon Islands & Vanuatu & the other Pacific Islands countries. During these travels, I made major collections of New Guinea & Oceanic Art for major Museums and Public Art Galleries

I was honoured by being in the prestigious Louvre Museum Magazine for the collections I made for The Museum of African & Oceanic Art Paris in 1996 (now the Musee Quai Branly) for the exhibition “Asmat et Mimika d’ Irian Jaya April 1996 At THE MUSEE NATIONAL des ARTS D’AFRIQUE et d’ OCEANIE, Paris

See all of the links & photos in my new EXHIBITIONS GALLERY and there is the link to the article in the prestigious Louvre Magazine 1996

I have artwork for Museums & Art Galleries but also for collectors at every stage of their collecting. I want to encourage people to explore the fine art of New Guinea & West Papua and the Pacific Islands and to be able to see and touch the artworks in a relaxed and friendly manner in my Sydney Gallery.  I would like to invite you to visit my gallery and see the artworks in person and also look at my website www.oceanicartsaustralia.com  where there are many Galleries & Sub Galleries to explore.

My Gallery of nearly 40 years is the last physical gallery in Sydney that specialises in New Guinea & Oceanic Art. Sydney is just a couple hours’ flight to New Guinea & the Pacific Islands where all of these amazing artworks came from, Australia’s closest neighbours.

INQUIRE HERE

If you have a similar “object” for sale please contact me for the best price and honest advice by a Government approved valuer 

To see many more rare items and the finest masterpieces, please make an appointment with us to visit the gallery.

For all inquiries, please contact us.