Shield · Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya) - Cenderawasih-Bay · ID: 3042801
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Albrecht Nicolaas Baron de Vos van Steenwijk, Arnhem/Ede, The NetherlandsThe de Vos van Steenwijks are an old Dutch noble family from the Dutch province of Overijssel. A. N. Baron de Vos van Steenwijk (1912-1996) was active in the service of the Royal Navy in the Dutch East Indies region, the forerunner of today’s Republic of Indonesia. From 1960 to 1964 he held the rank of a Vice-Admiral.
Size
H: 111 cm
B: 18,5 cm
H: 43.7 inch
B: 7.3 inch
Description
of narrow slightly waisted form with raised middle ridge, rich ornamental decor with floral motif in the centre, especially striking: bright azur and mint green colour, slightly dam., abrasion of paint
The object Shield with the object ID 3042801 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 17 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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