wristwatch Vacheron Constantin -> Metiers Dart -> Les Masques - Masque Papouasie |
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| Brand: Vacheron Constantin |
| Series: Metiers Dart |
| Title : Les Masques - Masque Papouasie |
| Country of origin : Switzerland |
| Type of watch : men`s |
| case material : platinum |
| Waterproof : 30 m |
| power reserve : 40 of watches |
| Issued : 25 |
| case diameter : 40 ΠΌΠΌ |
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| Mask is a symbol and important attribute of cult. For nation of Papua New Guinea they have sacral sense and use in all important rituals. There are three main forms of masks, embodied spirits, ancestors and tumbuan. Every year there is National Festival of Masks, which demonstrates traditions and cultural inheritance of Papua New Guinea. The different mark of masks, imagine ancestors, - holes for eyes. It is intended for wearing on face during different ceremonies, that is why has small sizes. Masks of spirits often decorate walls or fronts of houses, protected it from evil spirits. They embody creatures which doesn't have human nature, that is why don't wear it. Tumbuan is a form of spirits masks. It has rather big sizes to wear it on shoulders, or wear on the body. Spirit masks help natives to imagine life of creatures from spirit world during traditional dancing and rituals. For regular ethnic piece of watch series Les Masques designers of Geneva manufacture Vacheron Constantin chose mask of progenitor – man, founded in orifice of the river Sepik in Papua New Guinea. Movement of wristwatch Masque Papouasie (REF.86070/000P-9349) is unique. Vacheron Constantin masters created for watch of this collection caliber 2460 G4. Masque Papouasie doesn't have hands. In the dial made four windows, in which with the help of moving discs shows minutes, hours, day of the week and date. Masque Papouasie is equipped with function of automatic winding, letting the movement to continue its work during 40 hours. Watch has water resistance is up to 30 meters. Movement is fixed in round case with diameter of 40 mm, made from platinum. Noble of metal marks strap from leather of black color. In the center of the dial of Masque Papouasie is accurate copy of Papuan mask. This is a man image of fight configured ancestors spirits. To this mask inherent anthropomorphous and zoomorphic features. Different variations has general features – long nose, resembles bird's peak or proboscis of an insect. The main function of spirit which mask imagines, is eating teenagers, who reached maturity. Than, due to ritual, spirits spit them back, returning to mother instead of teenager an adult. Till coming of colonizers every man went this ritual to come into society in new status. With the help of mask make relations with ancestors, progenitor-man. Thus, man divided himself from world of women in his tribal. Around imagination of mask with spraying on circle are poems of French poet Michel Butor, dedicated to it: “ Your life and the essence of surprise things in the richness of such a large take place, the entire top of the form of asking for an answer takes the speeches that I turn to rain,rustling in the leaves wonderful. The secrets of his, I ask you to reveal those secrets will help you live longer than you, in the months and years to keep your spirit and what happened to you and I can remember. " Watch Masque Papouasie will suit not only men but women, as for modern person sacral sense doesn't mean anything. However, this is a fine example of primitive art, which can be worn on the wrist. Masque Papouasie you can buy in complete with three watches of the series Les Masques, so buy this watch can not separately. Total production 25 pieces of this model. |
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