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

Name: War shield "jamasj"
SKU: 3051977
Price: 1000 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

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).

Oceania

Shields

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