Male ancestor figure "kawe" · Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat · ID: 3046226
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Size
H: 134,5 cm
H: 53.0 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
These figures represent the first humans, or “asmat”.
In the creation myth, a great cultural hero “fumeripit” carved many large human figures. As he began to play his drum, the figures came to life as the original people and formed the first clans.
The object Male ancestor figure “kawe” with the object ID 3046226 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 119.
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