A Female Asmat Ancestor Sculpture

Description

A carved wooden female effigy shown holding a zoomorphic abstract figure, possibly reptile and avian heads, and painted white with kaolin clay pigments and orange or rust colored accents. Asmat peoples, Irian Jaya/ Indonesia. The sculpture measures 27 inches tall on professional custom display stand. provenance: Ex Karl Stirner collection, Easton, PA.

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Fair, well handled, loss to one animal snout.

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