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Red Sepik
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June 2023

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Contemporary interiors with ancient arts of Africa, Oceania and North America

Red Selection

oceania | Marquesas Islands

Ivi Poo

photo Songye mask

Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo

Songye mask

photo Kachina doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina doll

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo Dan Miniature mask

Africa | Ivory Coast

Dan
Miniature mask

photo Luluwa Figure

Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo

Luluwa Figure

photo Masque Iroquois

North America | U.S.A.

Masque Iroquois

photo Sali War Club

oceania | Fiji Islands

Sali War Club

photo Lwalwa mask

Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lwalwa mask

photo Kachina doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina doll

oceania | Solomon Islands

Tevau

photo Miniature mask

oceania | Papua New Guinea

Miniature mask

photo Thule figure

North America | Alaska

Thule figure

photo War Shield

oceania | Papua New Guinea

War Shield

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo War shield

oceania | Papua New Guinea

War shield

photo Phantom Shield

oceania | Papua New Guinea

Phantom Shield

oceania | Papua New Guinea

Gope

photo Baule Mask

Africa | Ivory Coast

Baule Mask

photo Ancestor Figure

oceania | Papua New Guinea

Ancestor Figure

photo Telefolmin board

oceania | Papua New Guinea

Telefolmin board

photo Brag Mask

oceania | Papua New Guinea

Brag Mask

photo Ancestor Figure

oceania | Papua New Guinea

Ancestor Figure

photo Female Spirit Figure

oceania | Papua New Guinea

Female
Spirit Figure

oceania | Admiralty Islands

Spear

oceania | Papua New Guinea

Gope

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On the occasion of the June edition of Jeudi des B

On the occasion of the June edition of Jeudi des Beaux-Arts, Galerie Flak will present a new thematic exhibition entitled Red Sepik with a finely curated selection of ancient arts of the Sepik area of Papua New Guinea, and a number of artworks from other cultures celebrating the RED color!

This powerful & dynamic ancestor figure comes from the Aitape area of northern Papua New Guinea. There is very little information available on the rituals and ceremonies which took place the northern region of Sepik. This figure may have been the incarnation of a mythical founding heroes of the clan as noted by Joseph Schmidt (“Die Ethnographie der Nor-Papua“, 1933).
This male figure exudes remarkable warrior strength and intensity. The delicacy and elongation of the legs contrast with the volumes of the upper body, exalting the power of the ancestor.
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Ancestor figure
North Coast, Aitape region
East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Early 20th century
Carved wood
Height: 52 cm - 20 ½ in.
Provenance:
Ex private German, acquired in the 1930s
Ex Sotheby’s New York, May 2001, lot 7

RED SEPIK
Opening June 1st, 5-9pm
Exhibition : June 2nd – July 1st, 2023

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This giant food bowl is known as “ko’oka” in

This giant food bowl is known as “ko’oka” in the Marquesas Islands.
Food was usually cooked in the earth oven (umu) and served in a variety of bowls made of wood, coconut shell or gourd.
The underside of this bowl is decorated with geometric motifs and multiple tiki figures. The inside has a superb shiny brown patina.
This relates to ancient carving traditions in the Marquesas
The first mention of decorative work on bowls was indeed made by Fleurieu, who visited the archipelago in 1791 and later by Langsdorff in 1804.
As noted by British scholar Julian Harding, “Early wood food bowls such as this are very rare. The Hooper collection contained only one example (no.397; Phelps Plate 48), compared with 24 Marquesas clubs (u’u) in this collection.

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Large bowl
Marquesas Islands
Early 20th century
Carved wood
Diameter: 27 in. – 68.5cm
Provenance:
Ex Sotheby's Melbourne, 15-16 November, 2005, lot 24
Published:
Paris Tribal, 2023

SOLD

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A stunning red piece can truly elevate a minimalis

A stunning red piece can truly elevate a minimalist interior, creating a captivating focal point that will draw the eye. These red-feather money rolls called tevau from the Santa Cruz Islands constitute one of the Pacific's most spectacular and graphic forms of currency.
Once uncoiled, this money roll called tevau is roughly 30 ft. (9 meters) long. A multitude of rectangular plates covered with feathers are overlapped and affixed to a fiber armature. The feathers are those of the Myzomelia cardinalis, a scarlet bird that feeds on honey.

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Tevau feather currency / bridal wealth
Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands
Early 20th century
Hibiscus fiber, feathers (Myzomela cardinalis), shell and fabrics
Height: 75 cm – 29 ½ in.
Provenance:
Ex collection Sheikh Saud Al-Thani, Qatar
Published:
Paris Tribal, 2023

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On the occasion of the June edition of Jeudi des B

On the occasion of the June edition of Jeudi des Beaux-Arts, Galerie Flak will present a new thematic exhibition entitled Red Sepik with a finely curated selection of ancient arts of the Sepik area of Papua New Guinea, and a number of artworks from other cultures celebrating the RED color!

This powerful & dynamic ancestor figure comes from the Aitape area of northern Papua New Guinea. There is very little information available on the rituals and ceremonies which took place the northern region of Sepik. This figure may have been the incarnation of a mythical founding heroes of the clan as noted by Joseph Schmidt (“Die Ethnographie der Nor-Papua“, 1933).
This male figure exudes remarkable warrior strength and intensity. The delicacy and elongation of the legs contrast with the volumes of the upper body, exalting the power of the ancestor.
-
Ancestor figure
North Coast, Aitape region
East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Early 20th century
Carved wood
Height: 52 cm - 20 ½ in.
Provenance:
Ex private German, acquired in the 1930s
Ex Sotheby’s New York, May 2001, lot 7

RED SEPIK
Opening June 1st, 5-9pm
Exhibition : June 2nd – July 1st, 2023

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #RedSepik
#OceanicArt #OceanicArtCollector #SepikFigure
#AncientOceanicArt #Oceania
#TribalArt #AncientArt #Native #PrimitiveArt #ArtCollector

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