Food bowl · West New Guinea / West Papua (Irian Jaya), Central Asmat · ID: 3053173
Price
EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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.