This fabulous piece of Bark Cloth and the patterns are extraordinary.
The Bark Cloth comes from the Baining People that live on the
Northeastern tip off New Britain in the country of Papua New Guinea.
They are confined to the Gazelle Peninsula in a mountainous tropical
forest. The Baining are unusual among Melanesian cultures in that they
create "perishable" art forms in bark cloth, wood, and leaves, which are
used only once for a single day or nighttime ceremony, then discarded
or destroyed. This artistic tradition serves to articulate, in visible
form, the entire sphere of existence of the Baining people. Leaves,
bark cloth, bamboo, strips of wood are the primary raw materials of the
Baining artist. Bark cloth is stretched and sewn over thin bamboo and
wooden armatures. Large leaves are used as filler material. The
resulting cloth is soaked in a local stream, then laid out flattened on
stone stones, and bleached by the sun. After the bark cloth has been cut
and sewn over the leaves and the armatures, it is painted with
pigments.
This would be a wonderful item to add to your collection or home.
Late 20th-Century
Shows some age, but overall in good condition.
70" Long
17.5" Wide
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