26th Apr, 2022 9:30
A large Asmat war shield (Jamasj), Papua, carved with an ancestor bust terminal above a repeating pattern with red, white and black pigment, the reverse with a central raised spine with cut out handle and a painted geometric pattern in red, white and black pigments, 179cm high, 54.5cm wide
The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection
Sold for £150
A large Asmat war shield (Jamasj), Papua, carved with an ancestor bust terminal above a repeating pattern with red, white and black pigment, the reverse with a central raised spine with cut out handle and a painted geometric pattern in red, white and black pigments, 179cm high, 54.5cm wide
ProvenanceThe Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection
