Two Asmat feast dishes
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Two Asmat feast dishes, Coastal Asmat, Casuarina Coast; Irian Jaya
Each carved in boat-form, with stylized figures at the ends, one with a full figure crouching at one end and a head at the other ; the other with a stylized half-figure with thready arms above a finely carved head, both with elaborate and typical designs to the outer surfaces. Fine examples. H. 38" & 32 1/4"
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Property of a New York Private Collector
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Ex. Emerson Woelffer, CA
Estimate: $400 - $600
Each carved in boat-form, with stylized figures at the ends, one with a full figure crouching at one end and a head at the other ; the other with a stylized half-figure with thready arms above a finely carved head, both with elaborate and typical designs to the outer surfaces. Fine examples. H. 38" & 32 1/4"
Comments:
Property of a New York Private Collector
Provenance:
Ex. Emerson Woelffer, CA
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Two Asmat feast dishes
Estimate $400 - $600
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