Guide to Sepik River Carvings - Art-Pacific.com
WEBMap, description of the Sepik River area and TOC of links to villages and carvings on the Middle Sepik River.
Sepik Carving - new guinea tribal arts
WEBLower Sepik carving include pieces from islands just offshore the Sepik Delta. These islands include the Schouten islands and Manum Island. The Sepik River delta and the Murik Lakes area is particularly well known for its powerful figures.
Oceanic art and architecture - Sepik River, Rituals, Carvings
WEBIn the far-eastern section of the Sepik region, around the Ramu River, the peoples living along the coast and on offshore islands engaged in extensive cultural exchanges, trading dances, masks, slit gongs, and carvings.
THE “THIRD STYLE” OF SEPIK RIVER ART - Artforum
WEBSix hundred miles up the Sepik River, one buys a Coca Cola, leans back in the canoe (powered by Evinrude), curses the mosquitoes and mourns the passing of “Savage New Guinea.” However, the Sepik River region was famous not only for its huge spiders, savage native tribes and malarial swamps.
Lintel Carving from a Ceremonial House | Yangoru Boiken | The ...
WEBThe ceremonial houses of the Mountain Boiken people in the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea, share many architectural features with those of the neighboring Abelam people. Both groups construct towering triangular facades adorned with paintings.
The Sepik Tribes (Ambunti and Wewak – Sepik River) - tribes of …
WEBSpirit Homes and Wood Carvings: The Sepik River tribes are renowned for their intricate artistry, notably seen in the construction of spirit homes known as “haus tambaran.” These structures, with their high-pitched gabled roofs, serve as communal spaces for discussing village matters and conducting rituals.
Palambei Village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea - Art …
WEBPalambei carvings are very open and curvilinear with lots of finely painted details. Birds associated with the clans are a favorite subject. Another one of their hooks is illustrated in the article on Basket Hooks in our Guide to Artifacts .
Exploring Papua New Guinea: East Sepik River Clans Culture
WEBDec 17, 2017 · The Sepik River is famous for its beautiful wood carvings and clay pottery. In the same way, each clan’s traditions are unique, so is their art. Unique in the style, colors, and design, and taking various shapes depending on the villages: stools, masks, totems, house posts, hooks, drums, and shields.
Angoram, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea - Art …
WEBAngoram is outside the Middle Sepik, but many of the carvers live in this regional administrative center. After WW2, the Australian government gave plots of land to men from the East Sepik Province who had fought for the Allies.
Sepik River Art - Etsy
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