Male ancestor figure "kawe" ·  Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat · ID: 3037705

Description

light wood, remains of red and white pigment, standing, with both hands holding a stick in front of the body, consisting of two hornbill heads (head hunting symbol), the tip of the beak piercing the chin, nose with pierced septum and nose plug, curved scarifications on cheeks and body, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, fine crack (head), metal plate

Littérature comparée

Helfrich, Klaus u.a., Asmat, Berlin 1996, p. 182 ff.