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An Early Asmat Ancestor Pole (mbis), c.1960s, of wood sculpted…
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Sydney
Date:
6-Sep-2009
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Description:
An Early Asmat Ancestor Pole (mbis), c.1960s, of wood sculpted in classic openwork form with three superpositioned ancestors, decorated with incised scarification motifs, fibre tassels and remnant polychrome pigments, weathered, Irian Jaya, 225 x 26 cm. Provenance: From an Australian collection, ex-collection George MacDonald, Melbourne
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Category:
Unclassified