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War shield "jamasj" ·  West New Guinea / West Papua (Irian Jaya), Asmat · ID: 3051977

sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
Jean Paul Deslypere, Belsele, Belgium
Size
H: 158 cm
B: 57 cm (widest part)
H: 62.2 inch
B: 22.4 inch (widest part)

Description

mangrove wood, red ochre, lime,

The stylised face at the top represents the stingray “puru”, the corpus carries emblems that are related to head hunting (flying fox “tar” and “bipane” motifs).


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