A TEMES NEVIMBAR MARIONETTE'S HEAD

Provenance: Nicolaj Michoutouchkine
French artist of Russian origins

In SW Malekula Island these Puppet Heads are known as “Temes Nevimbur” they are used during important ceremonies by members of a secret society, such as “Nevimbur”.  The Puppet Heads are seen from behind the communities dancing ground fence (a sacred area)

Malekula Island, Vanuatu
Natural Pigments, boar tusk and vegetable fiber

Price:  € 1.750,-