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Color:Brown
Style:Pacific Islands & Oceania
Original/Reproduction:Original
Material:Wood
Maker:Massim Trobriand people
Culture:Pacific Islands & Oceania
This exquisite hand-carved wooden piece originates from the Trobriand Islands and features intricate depictions of two turtles with mother of pearl inlay on the outside of a bowl centerpiece. The craftsmanship of the Massim Trobriand people is showcased in this original piece of art, which celebrates the culture and style of the Pacific Islands & Oceania. The rich brown color of the wood is complemented by the shimmering mother of pearl, making this a rare and highly sought-after item for collectors of ethnographic art. With its unique history and beautiful design, this piece is sure to be a treasured addition to any collection. One of the 14 pieces of mother of pearl is missing. The wood is polished very smoothly. A crack line runs through the bowl but does not affect the integrity of the piece. This piece shows more detail than other pieces I have seen from the area. My parents picked this up while traveling in the 1990’s. Measures 16.6″ length x 3.25 Wide x 1.25″ height Weight 1 pound, 6 ounces OCEANIC ART Carved statues & spiritual objects from the Trobriand Islands, Melanesia, are usually extremely and delicately hand carved, often with curiously convoluted figures, intricately carved, andparticularly well finished,using kwila, rosewood or ebony found both in the Trobriands and Woodlark islands. Many also have inserts of mother of pearl. This art is extremely decorative. The Polish anthropologist Malinowski made the Trobriands famous after the WWI. At the start of the war, apparently, he was offered a choice of internment in Australia or banishment to the remote Trobriands. Sensibly he chose the latter and his studies of the islanders, their intricate trading rituals, their yam festivals and cults and their sexual practices, led to his classic series of books -Argonauts of the Western Pacific, Coral Gardens and Their Magic and The Sexual Life of Savages. The Trobriand Islanders have strong Polynesian characteristics and have a social system that is dominated by the hereditary chieftains who continue to wield a tremendous amount of power and influence. The whole society is hierarchical, with strict distinctions between hereditary classes. It is a matrilineal society whereby inheritance is passed through the female side of a family. The Chief’s sons belong to his wife (or wives) clan or clans and he is superseded by one of his eldest sister’s sons. On economic grounds, polygamy is still practiced by the chiefs.
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