Figurally carved dish · Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat · ID: 3038866
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Size
H: 57 cm
H: 22.4 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, narrow dish, decor in bas-relief on the outside, crowned by a bulky standing figure, three hornbill heads, dam., minor missing parts, abrasion of paint, base
The object Figurally carved dish with the object ID 3038866 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 24.
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Comparing literature
Helfrich, Klaus u.a., Asmat, Berlin 1996, p. 75 ff.