Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure
Asmat Wood Standing Figure Asmat Wood Standing Figure Asmat Wood Standing Figure Asmat Wood Standing Figure Asmat Wood Standing Figure Asmat Wood Standing Figure Asmat Wood Standing Figure Asmat Wood Standing Figure Asmat Wood Standing Figure

Asmat Wood Standing Figure

18279

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Mimika River Region, West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia, Probably Mid 20th Century

Carved wooden figure of a standing man with a long, narrow, plank-like body. The head is large and set on a long neck. It has a domed cap with a crenellated border, a band across the brow, small eyes, a projecting nose and a jutting mouth, and the ears are carved as spirals in relief. The arms are carved in low relief, bent at the shoulders, with chevron-incised bands across the upper chest. The front of the body is plain. The sides and back are carved in relief with ovals with central slits, scrolls, drop forms and chevrons. The hips step out to a projecting buttock and a male sex, and the long, flexed legs taper to pointed feet with chevron ornament. Figures of this kind were carved to represent and honour ancestors and the recently dead, and were displayed in men’s houses and at ceremonies. Mid-brown patina, darker in the recesses, with traces of red-brown pigment. Weathered surface, a crack in the top of the head, and small losses at the feet and edges. Mounted on a custom stand.

Size: 17.5 inches (44.5 cm) H. x 3 inches (7.6 cm) W. x 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) D. + custom stand.

Provenance: Dutch Private Collection; Alan Steele Tribal Fine Art, New York; Dr. Sydney and Rik Hecker Collection, California, acquired in 1999; Thence by descent

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