Wednesday, 10 October 2012

 

Throughout a series of caves and rock shelters along the upper reaches of the Karawari, the Ewa people kept a ancient ancestral woodcarvings. Created and used by Ewa men during their lifetimes, the carvings were kept after their owner's deaths. Preserved in the caves for generations, the age of a Karawari carving can be anywhere between 200 and 400 years old, making them the oldest surviving examples of wood sculptures from the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea.

View more details on the above Cave Sculpture from the Karawari, which is currently on display at Ewa Oceanic Art Gallery.

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