Korumbo Gable Painting
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
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.
Caption
Abelam. Korumbo Gable Painting, 20th century. Bark, pigment, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X579. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X579_PS9.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Korumbo Gable Painting
Date
20th century
Geography
Place made: East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Medium
Bark, pigment
Classification
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)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X579
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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