An Asmat war shield (Jamasj), Papua, 20th century, carved with two ancestor figures above stylised zoomorphic patterns, painted in red and white pigments, the reverse with central handle and painted with white zig zags against a black ground, 139.5cm high, 36cm at widest point
The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection
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An Asmat war shield (Jamasj), Papua, 20th century, carved with two ancestor figures above stylised zoomorphic patterns, painted in red and white pigments, the reverse with central handle and painted with white zig zags against a black ground, 139.5cm high, 36cm at widest point
ProvenanceThe Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection