Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023
Lot 1656
An Asmat shield
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £500
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Description
An Asmat shield
Irian Jaya
with carved stylised figures and fibre tufts, the back with an integral handle with medial ribs terminating in carved hands, with white, black and red/brown pigment,
185cm high.
Provenance
Dr Laurance R. Goldman Collection.
Christie's, London, Important Tribal Art, 22 June 1993, lot 136.