Specifications

• Height:195 cm.
• Material: wood, pigments, sago leaf
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: jamasj
• Price realised: € 1.350,- hp

Provenance

J.C. Baarspul, acting Governor Dutch New Guinea, 1958; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 9-11-2021, lot 3553.

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Additional information

Exemplary item of this Asmat area. Notice the delicate top figure and the hand carved on the reverse bottom.

Photo credits

de Zwaan, Amsterdam