Head fragment · Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat · ID: 3041631
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Size
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, eyes placed close together, pierced septum, accentuated ears, slightly dam., minor missing parts (headdress), base;
possibly once head of ancestor figure “kawe”, who depicted certain individual ancestors.
The object Head fragment with the object ID 3041631 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 24.
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