Bouclier de combat "yamasj" ·  Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Asmat · ID: 3047813

Description

mangrove root wood, lime, red ochre, charcoal, sago leaf fibre, water stains on the back

The typical cone-like projection “cemen” carved with a small ancestor’s head, another one below. The shield corpus in high relief decorated with four large-scale motifs (flying fox). Decorative tassels of sago leaf strips on the rim largely preserved.