Lot 62: A fine and unusual Asmat figure, West new Guinea

Asmat, Irian Jaya; H: 58"

The large figure of flat form, and of classical style for a small number of villages in North-Western Asmat country. The figure with small head, long neck and hands bent at the elbows , the body similarly conceived with incising about the navel. The waist and legs in an inverted ''U' shape. The whole with brown crusty patina and attachments of fiber. On a custom base.

Provenance:
Collected by Koos Knoll, Netherlands.

Price Realized: $2,000

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