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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Contemporary African and Tribal Art From the Collection of Ray Hughes
• Sale Date:
  08 Dec 2019 ~ 2pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  106
• Lot Description:
  Asmat Shield, Probably Ipem, Wildeman River, West Papua Province
  wood and natural earth pigments, with horizontal white stripes, carved handle to verso
  height 166 cm
• Provenance:
  The Estate of Ray Hughes
• References:
  Cf. for comparison a similar shield from Ipem on the Wildeman River, Tjitak people, illustrated in Konrad & Schneebaum, Asmat: Leben mit den Ahnen, 1981, p. 61
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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