26th Apr, 2022 9:30

Tribal Art

 
  Lot 42
 

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

Sold for £120


 

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

Provenance

The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection

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