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War shield "yamasj" with ancestor spirit head, Papua New Guinea, Central Asmat, Size: H: 143 cm B: 34 cm (H: 56.3 inch B: 13.4 inch), ID: 3045043
War shield "yamasj" with ancestor spirit head, Papua New Guinea, Central Asmat, Size: H: 143 cm B: 34 cm (H: 56.3 inch B: 13.4 inch), ID: 3045043 - 2/5 War shield "yamasj" with ancestor spirit head, Papua New Guinea, Central Asmat, Size: H: 143 cm B: 34 cm (H: 56.3 inch B: 13.4 inch), ID: 3045043 - 3/5 War shield "yamasj" with ancestor spirit head, Papua New Guinea, Central Asmat, Size: H: 143 cm B: 34 cm (H: 56.3 inch B: 13.4 inch), ID: 3045043 - 4/5 War shield "yamasj" with ancestor spirit head, Papua New Guinea, Central Asmat, Size: H: 143 cm B: 34 cm (H: 56.3 inch B: 13.4 inch), ID: 3045043 - 5/5
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Lot 61
90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art

War shield "yamasj" with ancestor spirit head ·  Papua New Guinea, Central Asmat · ID: 3045043

sold EUR 800
Provenance
Heinz Vogel, Frankfurt, Germany
Size
H: 143 cm
B: 34 cm
H: 56.3 inch
B: 13.4 inch

Description

wood, pigments, cross symbols at upper rim, inscribed on the backside “Mbiluir 107 A”

The object War shield “yamasj” with ancestor spirit head with the object ID 3045043 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 61 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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