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Poste bis

late 1950s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 350
Os asmat, originários do sudoeste de Nova Guiné, realizam cerimônias para homenagear os membros da comunidade recentemente mortos e ajudar seus espíritos a entrar no mundo dos antepassados. Uma parte integrante destas cerimônias são os altíssimos postes bis, cada um dos quais é uma árvore invertida com uma raiz em forma de asa. As figuras humanas de tamanho grande esculpidas no tronco representam os defuntos em cuja honra se celebra o festival. Em alguns casos, como aqui, a extremidade inferior representa uma canoa para transportar os mortos para a vida após a morte.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Poste bis
  • Data: Final da década de 1950
  • Geografia: Nova Guiné, Indonésia, província de Papua (Irian Jaya), povoado de Omadesep
  • Cultura: Etnia Asmat
  • Meio: Madeira, pintura, fibra
  • Dimensões: 5,5 m de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Coleção Comemorativa de Michael C. Rockefeller, legado de Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
  • Número de acesso: 1979.206.1611
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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