Fig. 44:
Orator’s Stool,
Iatmul Province,
Wood, shells, 48”
Fig. 46:
Orator’s Stool,
Korogo Village, Middle Sepik,
Wood, shells, clay, cus cus tail,
palm leaves & grasses, 74”
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Orator Stools
Among the most revered and sacred objects of the Iatmul people, Orators stools are the pulpits from where important speeches and debates are delivered. Each village would have such a chair standing at the center of the men’s house. As a speaker approaches to use the stool, he picks up a bundle of leaves that are arranged on its seat. Timing his actions to his words, he delivers his speech while replacing the leaves one by one. As the last leaf is replaced, his speech will end. |
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Fig. 44: Orator’s Stool, Iatmul Province, Wood, shells, 48” |
Fig. 46: Orator’s Stool, Korogo Village, Middle Sepik, Wood, shells, clay, cus cus tail, palm leaves & grasses, 74” |
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