ASMAT SHIELD

Shield

Asmat

Irian Jaya, Indonesian New Guinea, Melanesia

Wood (giant buttress roots of the Mangrove tree) with traditional red, white, and black pigments with various gaps, native repairs and a patina of wear of age and use

168 cm x 43 cm

Provenance: Asher Eskenasy, Paris David Rosenthal

Exhibition: The Black Islands. Galerie Le Gall-Peyroulet, Paris, 24/11/1988 - 15/01/1989

Ref.: Konrad, Gunter & Ursula & Schneebaum, Tobias: ASMAT. Friedhelm Brückner, Glashütten. 1981. Schneebaum, Tobias: ASMAT IMAGES. Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress. 1985.

Object Presented by:
Anthony J.P. Meyer
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