set van twee voortreffelijke Spirit-figuren sepik – Sepik – Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea (Zonder minimumprijs)

Pair of carved wooden spirit guardian figures (male and female or dual ancestral forms), conceived as protective presences associated with clan lineage, men’s house (haus tambaran) cosmology, or ancestral mediation.The figures display: • Elongated torsos with attenuated limbs • Strongly projecting facial planes • Incised detailing at the abdomen and chest • Ritual wear and surface patination consistent with prolonged ceremonial handling • Traces of pigment (subject to close inspection)The sculptural language reflects the Sepik emphasis on verticality, ancestral potency, and relational identity, where the body is not merely anatomical but cosmological.⸻Function & MeaningIn Sepik belief systems, such guardian figures are not “decorative” objects but embodiments of: • Clan ancestors • Protective bush spirits • Totemic affiliations • Custodianship of ritual knowledgeThey may have stood within or near the men’s ceremonial house, functioning as: • Spiritual sentinels • Intermediaries between living and spirit realms • Manifestations of ancestral authorityThe Sepik aesthetic deliberately exaggerates anatomical features to signal metaphysical presence rather than realism.⸻Condition • Structurally stable • Age cracks consistent with tropical hardwood • Ritual surface wear • Minor losses consistent with ageWe pack with careWe sent all over the world