Ornament · Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat · ID: 3038786
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Provenance
Inge Hett, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 39,5 cm
H: 15.6 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, red pigment, two highly stylized anthropomorphic half figures with raised arms arranged mirror-inverted, their faces carved with ornaments, slightly dam., base;
presumably representing ancestor spirits; possibly from the stem of a canoe.