South Wosera Sago Palm Spathe Painting
Wosera people, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th c.
Sago palm spathe with pigments
63” h x 18.75” w (160.02 x 47.63 cm)
Price: $1,500
A painted sago bark a used on the interior walls of the men's spirit house during initiations. Cf. Losche (1982: 50–3).
