Tribal Art - Clan Ancestor Figure - #8662 $300.00

#8662 Figures represent family, clan & tribal ancestors as well as totemic animals & bush spirits. They assist people by interceding on a high plane to provide food, prevent & cure illness, acquire stature, & counter sorcery. This nice big figure has an ancestor figure has a large hornbill on his back. This bird plays a major role in the origin stories all along the middle Sepik. He is 28 inches tall, painted with traditional clay and vegetable paints and custom mounted. An imposing piece. Yamok Village, middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea