Bouclier de combat "yamasj"
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Asmat
Vendu
2 000 €
Provenance
Michel Thieme, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPiet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Taille
H: 172 cm
H: 67.7 inch
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.