Lot #9176 - A War Shield, Upper Unir River Area From Either The Monu or Tumur Villages, Asmat Region, West Papua, Late 1960s or Early 1970s
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Aboriginal, Oceanic & Tribal Art
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Sale Date:07 Dec 2020 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:9176
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Lot Description:A War Shield, Upper Unir River Area From Either The Monu or Tumur Villages, Asmat Region, West Papua, Late 1960s or Early 1970s
projecting phallic style ancestors head on top of shield lightly carved with eye & ear. Main design is complex with many "C" nose shell ornaments "BIPANE", "S" human body or "WAS" open clearings in the jungle & "EPMAK MBI" swirling water with "MBANMA TENEM" eyeholes picked out in black charcoal. Designs are in dull reddish ochre on white powdered shell background with single blac band at top. Designs are carved in relief & incised.
153 x 49 cm -
Estimate:A$800 - 1,200
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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