Ceremonial Yam - Dua Narra Ceremony
BOPANI: artist
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This rangga, or sacred totem, is used in the Dua Narra age-grading ceremony, which is for the old men only.The dances and songs tell of the animals and plants, including the yam, which this artifact depicts. The yam is shown in its various stages of development. Here it is matured, It provides food for the spirit of the deceased on the trip to the Island of the Dead. collected: fidock #21, 1964
Title
Ceremonial Yam - Dua Narra Ceremony
Artist/Maker and role
BOPANI: artist
Date
1967
Medium
paper bark, plant fibre string, ochres
Measurements
49.8 x 7.6cm
Credit line
Purchased through the Western Australian Government, 1988
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1988/0521