Talipoon Bride Price #22W
Talipoon Bride Price #22W
$1,600.00
Yangoru Boiken Peoples, Papua New Guinea
Early/Mid 20th C.
Green Turban Shell, Cane, Pigment
Dimensions: 13.5 x 9.5 x 8 in. / 34 x 24 x 20 cm
Height on custom display stand: 17 in. / 43 cm
Talipoons are used to help secure a wife for young Boiken males. Located in the Prince Alexander Mountains, the Boiken culture is known for, among other classic imagery, their complex and otherworldly basketry masks. As unusual as these images are in our culture, they are friendly and curious, running the gamut from playful to wildly imaginative. Losses and repairs.
Shipping quoted separately.