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A old and well Used Asmat drum, collected at Jow village in…
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Sydney
Date:
17-Aug-2015
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Description:
A old and well Used Asmat drum, collected at Jow village in 1986 and belonged to an important Asmat carver named Akai. The handle consists of three beautifully carved stylized hornbill birds heads, the body of the drum with incised designs and upraised ghost hands; together with a fine old Mimika drum with abstract designs that represent an ancestor figure (like Yamate boards). 76 cm, 55 cm (2)
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Tribal: New Guinean