Specifications

• Height: 170 (including sockle) cm
• Material: wood, pigment
• Position: standing
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: kawe
• Price realised: Pound 11.000,- hp

Provenance

Dr. Clemens .L. Voorhoeve (1930-) collected in situ Buepis, Casuarinen Coast, 1960-1962; Museum Nusantara Delft (?), Cornelis P. Meulendijk (1912-1979), Rotterdam, Loed and Mia van Bussel, Amsterdam, 1980; Private collection; Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury 19-9-2018; Michael Hamson, Palos Verdes 2019

Publications

Veys, Wonu (2019), ‘Male Asmat Figure’, in Michael Hamson (ed.) By Descent, Oceanic Art from Old Collections (Parcours des Mondes catalogue), 34-39

Additional information

Collected by linguist Voorhoeve in the village of Buepis. Strong in details, exceptionally detailed body parts. The statue has never been part of the collection of Museum Nusantara (AW).

Photo credits

Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury