Bouclier de combat "yamasj" · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Asmat central, Buepis village · ID: 3045390
Vendu
1 500 €
Provenance
German Private Collection (1978)Description
mangrove wood, lime, red ochre,
Shields in Central Asmat are crowned by cone-like projections “cemen” (penis) representing the ancestors for whom the corresponding shield was carved.
Littérature comparée
Helfrich, Klaus u.a., Asmat, Berlin 1996, p. 149