Lot no. 218
ASMAT, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Wood, polychrome with mineral pigments, lime, ochre, charcoal and sago leaf fibre.
Shield carved in champlevé with a motif representing a figure and nose shells (bipanew), an ornament symbolic of headhunters.
Each pair of mirrors in the shape of 3 is the symbol of an ancestor.
Height: 145 cm. Width: 25 cm.
Provenance: Jacques Cortecero Collection, Paris.
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Pictures credits: Contact organization
African, American and Oceanic Art
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