Fine rare piece of tribal jewelry Asmat - Asmat - West Papua (No reserve price)
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Asmat necklace from West Papua, original field-collected in the 1970s, made of Job’s tears seeds and crocodile teeth, 38 cm high by 1.5 cm deep, containing 1 object and in excellent condition.
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This traditional necklace comes from the Asmat people of West Papua and was field collected in the 1970s\.
The necklace is composed primarily of Job’s tears (Coix lacryma\-jobi), natural seeds that have long been used throughout New Guinea for personal adornment\. Their naturally hard shell and central opening make them particularly suitable for stringing into necklaces and other body ornaments\.
Two crocodile teeth form the most striking elements of the necklace\. Crocodiles are important animals in the Asmat environment and occur frequently in Asmat imagery and material culture\. The combination of natural seeds and animal teeth gives the necklace the characteristic appearance of traditional Asmat body decoration\.
A genuine field\-collected example from the 1970s, showing the creative use of materials obtained directly from the surrounding natural environment\.
Will be packed with care
We send worldwide
ADRIAAN VAN DIS
besprak mijn beide boeken, dus ook het recente ‘Ik droomde dat je kwam’
Een prachtig en meeslepend boek vol verhalen over Papua, met een bijzondere mix van avontuur, cultuur en persoonlijke ontmoetingen. De auteur neemt je mee van Raja Ampat tot de Asmat, van Yapen tot de Vogelkop, in een warme en levendige vertelstijl. Inclusief fotokatern van Roy Villevoye.
Prijs: €22,95
Gesigneerd exemplaar
Kan worden meegezonden met de verzending, dus geen extra verzendkosten.
Wordt het niet meegezonden, dan komt er €4,- bij.
Seller's Story
my wife Paula van den Berg and I, Koos Tuber, both anthropologists, traveling a lot through Papua New Guinea and West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides). We love local tribal arts, we collected thousands and thousands of artifacts, all authentic, sometimes old, sometimes more recently but mainly used objects in local traditional cultures. We are happy to give more detailed information about the artifacts we sell here on Catawiki. Please feel free to contact us.
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This traditional necklace comes from the Asmat people of West Papua and was field collected in the 1970s\.
The necklace is composed primarily of Job’s tears (Coix lacryma\-jobi), natural seeds that have long been used throughout New Guinea for personal adornment\. Their naturally hard shell and central opening make them particularly suitable for stringing into necklaces and other body ornaments\.
Two crocodile teeth form the most striking elements of the necklace\. Crocodiles are important animals in the Asmat environment and occur frequently in Asmat imagery and material culture\. The combination of natural seeds and animal teeth gives the necklace the characteristic appearance of traditional Asmat body decoration\.
A genuine field\-collected example from the 1970s, showing the creative use of materials obtained directly from the surrounding natural environment\.
Will be packed with care
We send worldwide
ADRIAAN VAN DIS
besprak mijn beide boeken, dus ook het recente ‘Ik droomde dat je kwam’
Een prachtig en meeslepend boek vol verhalen over Papua, met een bijzondere mix van avontuur, cultuur en persoonlijke ontmoetingen. De auteur neemt je mee van Raja Ampat tot de Asmat, van Yapen tot de Vogelkop, in een warme en levendige vertelstijl. Inclusief fotokatern van Roy Villevoye.
Prijs: €22,95
Gesigneerd exemplaar
Kan worden meegezonden met de verzending, dus geen extra verzendkosten.
Wordt het niet meegezonden, dan komt er €4,- bij.
Seller's Story
my wife Paula van den Berg and I, Koos Tuber, both anthropologists, traveling a lot through Papua New Guinea and West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides). We love local tribal arts, we collected thousands and thousands of artifacts, all authentic, sometimes old, sometimes more recently but mainly used objects in local traditional cultures. We are happy to give more detailed information about the artifacts we sell here on Catawiki. Please feel free to contact us.
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Number of objects
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Asmat
Country of Origin
West Papua
Period
Late 20th century
Material
Croc teeth, jungle seeds, jungle fiber
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
Fine rare piece of tribal jewelry Asmat
Height
38 cm
Width
1.5 cm
Depth
1.5 cm
Provenance
Private collection
Authenticity
Original/official
