Food bowl · West New Guinea / West Papua (Irian Jaya), Central Asmat · ID: 3053173
Starting price
EUR 1,000
Estimated price
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Pater Gerard Zegwaard, The Netherlands
Zegwaard entered the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He worked as a missionary on New Guinea from 1954 / 55 to 1994.
Size
L: 90 cm
L: 35.4 inch
Description
wood, blackish-brown patina, signs of age and use
The underside of the bowl is entirely adorned with Asmat-typical carvings executed in high relief. The upper end of the boat-shaped body is carved with an anthropomorphic head, interpreted as an ancestral spirit.