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Portrait of a Papuan New Guinea woman wearing a feather and fur headdress
Marianne Greenwood1979
Museum of Ethnography
Stockholm, Sweden
Portrait of a Papuan New Guinea woman wearing a feather and fur headdress
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- Title: Portrait of a Papuan New Guinea woman wearing a feather and fur headdress
- Creator: Greenwood, Marianne
- Date Created: 1979
- Location Created: Enga province, Papua Nya Guinea
- External Link: Link to source
- Depicted Topic: portrait, ansiktsmålning, halsband, porträtt
- Text till utställningen Avian Allies: The human body is one of the most important sites for artistic display in Papua New Guinea. Feathers and whole bird skins from the multitude of species present in Papua New Guinea are used to create elaborate headdress decorations and other ornaments. Through pigment, ornaments and ceremonial clothing, people are transformed physically and spiritually for rituals, celebrations, or historically, warfare. Such decoration reinforces social identity, both at a personal and group level.
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