Ancestor figure "kawe"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
Vendu
500 €
Provenance
collected in situ (1976)Taille
H: 66 cm
H: 26.0 inch
Description
light wood, white and black pigment, red ochre, male figure in typical crouching posture of a praying mantis (“wenet”-motif), an ancestor spirits head between knees, deeply hollowed eye sockets filled with reddish mass, nose with pierced septum, incised curvilinear ornaments, old label (unreadable), slightly dam. (mouth, nose), abrasion of paint