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an asmat ceremonial spear
The long cylindrical shaft with geometric relief at the end, the diminutive blade with curvelinear relief, the spear with a seated figure facing a hornbill and three stylized hornbill heads, fibre attachments
304 cm long
The long cylindrical shaft with geometric relief at the end, the diminutive blade with curvelinear relief, the spear with a seated figure facing a hornbill and three stylized hornbill heads, fibre attachments
304 cm long
Provenance
Von Emden, Amsterdam
Henri Kamer, New York
The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Henri Kamer, New York
The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Literature
Van Renselaar, 1956, pls.19, 20