Lot #9219 - Three Fine Old Penis Gourds, Waris Area, NW West Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia, Early to Mid-20th Century
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Timed Online Auction | The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic and Asian Art | Day II
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Sale Date:09 Aug 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9219
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Lot Description:Three Fine Old Penis Gourds, Waris Area, NW West Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia, Early to Mid-20th Century
L 16 - 18 cm -
Provenance:Todd Barlin Field Collected & photographed; The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art
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Notes:These three fine Penis Sheath Gourd are from the remote Waris District of West Papua Irian Jaya Indonesia. These were once worn daily by the people in this area of West Papua, now these ornaments were only kept as family heirlooms and worn only for the occasional traditional ceremony. When a line of men wearing these ornaments and flexed their hips the gourd would tip up and hit the bone belts making a nice percussion noise, tok tok tok. These guys from Waris were kind enough to show me how they were worn. All types of body ornaments were considered as a type of traditional wealth, you can see on these gourds they have deep old patina from handling and use. (See my field photo of men wearing these type of penis gourds.)
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Estimate:A$200 - 300
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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