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Title
Tree Fern Grade Statue Vanuatu
Artist
Heidi Fickinger
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Print
Description
In Vanuatu the carvings of tree fern trunks is part of the culture on many of the 65 inhabited islands. The carvings are known as 'grade statues'. Much of the art of central and northern Vanuatu in the southwest Pacific is associated with grade rituals, a hierarchical series of initiations, each of which confers successively greater religious and political authority during life and in the realm of the dead. In some areas, individuals who have reached the highest grades are considered the living dead, having already achieved the status of ancestors. During the grade rites, grade figures are erected on the ceremonial dancing ground and serve as temporary abode for the spirits associated with the grade. After the ceremony, the figure, its purpose served, is left on the dancing ground, its supernatural powers waning as it slowly disintegrates.
Featured in the following FAA group galleries:
* Masks
* Experimental Artist Union
* Hodge Podge
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August 6th, 2020
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Parksville, BC - Canada
Aloha Heidi…I like your image. Your description was very interesting and intriguing to read. A wonderful cultural carving. Masks and totems are of special significance to me and many others as well. Have an awesome and creative week…Cheers Bob fv
Heidi Fickinger replied:
Much aloha Bob. As with you, masks and totems have a very special meaning for me. Part of my ancestry is from two North Amerian tribes. Since childhood, prior to having knowledge of my genetics, I have been powerfully drawn to the cultures and art of native peoples all over the world. I think this is part of why I am driven to travel and learn of the cultures of the peoples where I go. Hoping you have a creative week as well.
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