Zemanek-Münster

Ancestor figure "kawe" ·  Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat · ID: 3033597

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Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Anton Eckert, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 100 cm
H: 39.4 inch

Description

wood, red, white and black pigment, slender elongated body and limbs, both hands in front of the body, incised ornamental decor, old collection label “783 Asmat”, slightly dam., paint rubbed off


The object Ancestor figure “kawe” with the object ID 3033597 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 38.

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Comparing literature

Helfrich, Klaus u.a., Asmat, Berlin 1996, p. 179 f.


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