Figure Yipwon Korewori, Middle Sepik - Lot 205

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Figure Yipwon Korewori, Middle Sepik - Lot 205
Figure Yipwon Korewori, Middle Sepik Papua New Guinea 20th century Carved wood Height: 112 cm Among the peoples living along the Korewori, the representation of the body does not seek naturalism. naturalism: it proceeds by reduction, abstraction and flattening. Human forms are condensed condensed into graphic architectures, where taut lines, sharp curves and acute angles are organized in a subtle play of balance. The large hooked yipwons, like the effigies of spirits with human features spirits with human features, impose dynamic, almost vibrant silhouettes. As major ritual objects, yipwon were intimately associated with hunting and warfare. and warfare. According to mythological tradition, they were born of the Sun: from the splinters of wood during the making of the very first drum. One of these beings, driven by irrepressible violence killed a man and, to escape vengeance, hid in the House of Men, where he transformed House of Men, where he was transformed into a motionless sculpture. Deeply shocked, the Sun then abandoned the earth, but left the yipwon to humans to assist and guide them, especially during war expeditions and headhunts against rival groups. rival groups.
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