Korumbo Gable Painting
Arts of the Pacific Islands
These three Abelam works are all associated with the korumbo, a large ceremonial house for spirits. Every few years, Abelam men carve representations of ancestral figures in conjunction with the initiation ceremonies of young men. The figures represent the benevolent spirits, or ngwalndu, of individual clans and are considered responsible for clan prosperity. The figures are carved in the forest and brought into the korumbo, where they are covered with mud and painted.
CULTURE
Abelam
MEDIUM
Bark, pigment
DATES
20th century
DIMENSIONS
73 x 44 x 3 in. (185.4 x 111.8 x 7.6 cm)
wallmount: 76 x 47 x 1 in. (193 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Pacific Islands
ACCESSION NUMBER
X579
CREDIT LINE
Brooklyn Museum Collection
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Abelam. Korumbo Gable Painting, 20th century. Bark, pigment, 73 x 44 x 3 in. (185.4 x 111.8 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X579. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X579_PS9.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, X579_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2013
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