Lot n° 222
Estimation :
800 - 1200
EUR
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, NORTHWEST REGION Ceremonial... - Lot 222 - Aguttes
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, NORTHWEST REGION Ceremonial and combat shield with relief carved bat motif.
Large grip on the reverse.
Hardwood enhanced with ochre, red and white pigments, plant fibers, cassowary feathers
Aire Asmat, Emari Ducur group
Height: 174 cm
PROVENANCE Sale Binoche et Giquello, 18 October 2017, Drouot, lot 160
For a similar example see "Shadows of New Guinea," p. 379, cat. 185, former Josef Mueller Collection.
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