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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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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.
