Unknown
(Papua New Guinea)
- Title
- Yupini (fertility figure)
- Other titles:
- Male Yupin figure
Figure, Upin or Kepil idol, male
Yupini - Place of origin
-
Laiagam →
Enga Province →
Papua New Guinea
- Cultural origin
- Enga people
- Year
- collected 1964
- Media categories
- Weaving, Ceremonial object
- Materials used
- woven, coiled and plaited plant fibre, yellow, red and white pigments, iron nails
- Dimensions
-
83.0 x 46.0 x 30.0cm
- Credit
- Gift of Stan Moriarty 1978
- Accession number
- 283.1978
- Location
- Not on display
- Bibliography (8)
-
Danièle Giraudy (France) (Author), Art Papou: Austronésiens et Papous de Nouvelle-Guinée, Paris, 2000, 211 (colour illus.), 323. cat.no. 196; titled "Statue Yupin"
'Highlands Art of New Guinea' by Chris Boylan and Greta North, pg. 73-83., The world of tribal arts Winter 1997, Winter 1997, 82 (colour illus.). fig.no. 23
Adrienne Kaeppler (Author), Christian Kaufmann (Switzerland) (Author), Douglas Newton (b.1920) (Author), L'Art Océanien, Paris, 1993, 592 (illus.).
'Kultfiguren aus Flechtwerk im zentralen Hochland von PNG' by Heinz Christian Dosedla, pg. 86-98., Abhandlungen und Berichte des Staatlichen Museums fur Volkerkunde Dresden [Band 41] 1984, 1984. General reference to 'timbu wara' and 'yupini' plaited fibre figures.
'The Kepele Ritual of the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea' by Philip Gibbs, pg. 434-448., Anthropos 1978, 1978. General reference to 'yupini' plaited fibre figures and description of the Kepele Ritual.
'Basketwork fertility figures from the Western Enga and nearby groups, Western and Southern Highlands, New Guinea' by Roger Neich, pg. 33-62., Records (vol. 1, no. 2) 25 Nov 1975, 25 Nov 1975, 43 (line illus.). figure no. 5
Tony Tuckson (Egypt; England; Australia, b.1921, d.1973) (Author), Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Domain, 1973, 36 (illus.), 53. cat.no. H121
'Ein Fruchtbarkeitsidol aus dem westlichen Hochland von Neuguinea' by Willibald Blank, pg. 907-08., Anthropos 1963, 1963. General reference to 'yupini' plaited fibre figures. Reproduction of 'yupini' figure in the collection of the Anthropos Institute.
- Exhibition history (3)
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Loan exhibition of Native art from the private collection previously not displayed of Mr S G Moriarty, Gallery Stephen Kellner, 15 Sep 1966–06 Oct 1966.
Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Oct 1974 -.
Papuan Arts and Civilisation, Musee d'arts Africains, Oceaniens, Amerindiens, 19 Apr 2000–30 Aug 2000.
