Cultural History In Focus | “Honoring of the Successful Yahray Warriors” by Niels Beckers

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Kud or basket for the severed head
© Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

Honoring of the Successful Yahray Warriors

by Niels Beckers

This article is generously provided by Niels Beckers.

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Pogoy-tok, worn on the back.
Recently colored photograph
Original photo by Jan Boelaars
Papua Heritage Foundation (PACE), NL Heritage Center St. Agatha, NL

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Pogoy-tok
Recently colored photograph. Original photo made by Jan Boelaars of a man with a pogoy-tok between 1951 and 1956. At least if we assume that this is a decorated bamboo lath. If this is a decorated gourd fruit it is a ramog.
Papua Heritage Foundation (PACE), NL Heritage Center St. Agatha, NL

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Tail of cassowary feathers
Recently colored photograph
Original photo by Jan Boelaars
Papua Heritage Foundation (PACE), NL Heritage Center St. Agatha, NL

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Recently colored photograph. Original photo taken by Kees van Kessel during the exhibition ‘Tambaran: a collecting trip in New Guinea’ at the Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 1959. A selection of items from C.M.A. Groenevelt's expedition was exhibited during this exposition. In the display case on the left you can see a number of decorations. On the far left a decoration called tok (the pao is clearly visible), the others of the type pogoy-tok, ramog or tok.
Papua Heritage Foundation (PACE), NL Heritage Center St. Agatha, NL

Niels Beckers

Being the son of contemporary still-life painter Rudy Beckers, Niels grew up with a love for art.

He developed a passion for Oceanic cultures and became a passionate collector.

Curious and interested as he is, he loves to study the pieces he has acquired.

Just as his father wanted to depict reality as precisely as possible with the help of paint and brush, Niels immerses himself completely in a subject with the help of books, in order to search for the truth.

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Author | © Niels Beckers
Publication | Art of the Ancestors
Year of Publication | 2021

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