Shield
Asmat
Irian Jaya, Indonesian New Guinea, Melanesia
Wood (giant buttress roots of the Mangrove tree) with traditional red, white, and black pigments with various gaps, native repairs and a patina of wear of age and use
168 cm x 43 cm
Provenance: Asher Eskenasy, Paris David Rosenthal
Exhibition: The Black Islands. Galerie Le Gall-Peyroulet, Paris, 24/11/1988 - 15/01/1989
Ref.: Konrad, Gunter & Ursula & Schneebaum, Tobias: ASMAT. Friedhelm Brückner, Glashütten. 1981. Schneebaum, Tobias: ASMAT IMAGES. Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress. 1985.
Object Presented by:
Anthony J.P. Meyer
T.: + 33 (0) 6 80 10 80 22
