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Dimension: Dimensi (dimention): 86 x 20 x 3 cm / Berat (weight): ± 1,1 kg
Size: Dimensi dan berat belum termasuk packaging.
Material Type: Pota/ Kayu Besi/ Iron wood
The Kamoro Artwork from The Central Papua Province.
Code: BT-252
Artist: Petrus Mawiyako
Village: Timika Pantai, The Mimika Regency
This carving depicts a man and a sago worm in a frame. Inspired by a folk tale about the creation of the bird of paradise.
Once upon a time, a boy accompanied his older sister to harvest sago. He asked for some of the sago worms they found in the forest, but his older sister refused to give him any, wanting to save them for dinner with her husband. The disappointed younger brother went away, collecting various colored leaves and sticking them all over her body. Asking the ancestors and God to change him into a new bird with the most beautiful feathers, then his appearance changed into a beautiful bird of paradise.
"Appreciating the local artist's artwork means participating in preserving the Indonesian culture. Please contact us for more information on other types of carvings".
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The Maramowe Foundation is home to more than 550 Kamoro weaving and carving artists in Central Papua. Our work program focuses on the preservation, empowerment and promotion of the Kamoro culture which was weakened by the prohibition of holding rituals until the mid-19th century, where carving was an important part of the ritual. Now the onslaught of cultural acculturation and technological advances are again threatening the carving tradition. Selling artworks through the Kamoro Art Gallery, a business unit of the Maramowe Foundation, is one way to help artists continue carving. Buying their works is a form of appreciation for the local wisdom of Papuan culture where the proceeds from the sale will be fully returned to the Kamoro artists.
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