Bowl ·  Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat · ID: 3039143

Description

mangrove wood, remains of white, red and black pigment, traditional motifs (flying fox, “bipane”) in high relief on the backside, handle in shape of anthropomorphic head, slightly dam., missing parts, insect caused damage, traces of weathering and old age, strong abrasion of paint

The object Bowl with the object ID 3039143 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 67 achieved a sales price of EUR 550.

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Comparing literature

Helfrich, Klaus u.a., Asmat, Berlin 1996, p. 295 f.