Shield "jamasj" · Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat · ID: 3038710
Robert Zink, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Description
wood (root of a tree or mangrove wood), red ochre, charcoal, lime, the front carved with a stylized mirror-image motif, possibly representing an ancestor, phallic symbol “cemen” on the upper rim, at half height drilled holes with remains of plant fibre at each side, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, water spots, fine cracks
The object Shield “jamasj” with the object ID 3038710 was part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction on June 27, 2015. The object with the lot number 28 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Konrad, Gunter & Ursula, u.a., Asmat, Glashütten 1981, p. 43 ff.