Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21 Sep 2023
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An Asmat shield
An Asmat shield
Casuarina Coast, Irian Jaya
with carved stylised figures and a stylised snake finial, with pigment decoration and fibre tufts to the sides, the back with a integral handle and with a painted zig-zag pattern,
196.5cm high.
Provenance
Dr Laurence R. Goldman Collection.
Christie's, London, Tribal Art, 1 December 1993, lot 153.
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