Asmat Shield

wood and natural earth pigments, with horizontal white stripes, carved handle to verso

Measurements:

height 166 cm

Provenance:

The Estate of Ray Hughes

Literature:

Cf. for comparison a similar shield from Ipem on the Wildeman River, Tjitak people, illustrated in Konrad & Schneebaum, Asmat: Leben mit den Ahnen, 1981, p. 61

• EStimate $800 - $1,200
• sold $3,360 Incl BP