Asmat - Papua New Guinea

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Selected by Surya Rutten

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Three Asmat wooden objects from Papua New Guinea dating to the mid-20th century, from a private collection, comprising a ancestor-head bowl with pigment remnants (49 × 16 × 5 cm), a sleeping shell used as neck support (22 × 13 × 7.5 cm), and a Fu horn (40 × 5 × 5 cm), sold without a stand.

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Three old Asmat objects collected by Jac Hoogerbrugge in the 1960s and 1970s. A beautiful box with an ancestral head figure and remnants of pigments and lime, an Asmat sleep shell (used as a neck rest/pillow) and a Fu (so-called snelhoorn). The dimensions of the box are 49x16x5 cm, those of the sleep shell 22x13x7.5 cm, and those of the Fu 40x5x5 cm.

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Number of objects

Ethnic group/ culture

Asmat

Country of Origin

Papua New Guinea

Period

Mid 20th century

Material

Wood

Sold with stand

Condition

Good condition

Height

49 cm

Width

5 cm

Depth

16 cm

Provenance

Private collection

Authenticity

Original/official

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