Casuarines Coast, Asmat, New-Guinea. Large wooden shield from the village of Ostjanep. Enta-river, Casuarines-coast, Southwest New-Guinea.

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Casuarines Coast, Asmat, New-Guinea. Large wooden shield from the village of Ostjanep. Enta-river, Casuarines-coast, Southwest New-Guinea.

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Anthropology Photographic Archive

Description

The little human figure carved-in-the-round on the top of the shield represents the ancestor who formerly would have been revenged on a raid in which this shield would have been used. Below it a vertical row of 3 squatting human figures with opened arms and legs are seen from the front. Each of them represents a relative of the figure on top of the shield. No details available about sculptor nor names of the ancestors.

Format

Image

Date created

1961-03-15

Creator

Gerbrands, A. A. (Adrianus Alexander), 1917-

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https://digitool.auckland.ac.nz/R/-?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=522801&silo_library=GEN01

Related subjects

Asmat (Indonesian people) / Wood carving --Indonesia--Papua Barat.

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