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DE BAECQUE et Associés - Lyon
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ASMAT, IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA: Large Bisj funeral post made o…
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ASMAT, IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA: Large Bisj funeral post made o…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€500 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
ASMAT, IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA: Large Bisj funeral post made of wood (pine or mangrove?) and covered with polychrome natural pigments. Comprising a crocodile at the base, from which a figure emerges from the mouth, and surmounted by four other male and female figures wearing ear pendants made of plant fibres.
Mid-20th century
H. 483 cm
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ID: 88335001
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