Papau New Guinea Asmat Tribal Art, Hardwood Ceremonial Shield

An impressive Asmat, Papua New Guinea, hardwood long shield, single piece carving, with integral handle. Standing 110cm tall, 27cm width, convex profile, three quarter carved in relief and coloured with tribal motifs. Signs of old worming, particularly to rear.

These areas have been treated. Please see my other listings for more interesting and useful items; including many more wonderful ethnographic collectables.

The item "Papau New Guinea Asmat Tribal Art, Hardwood Ceremonial Shield" is in sale since Sunday, February 14, 2021. This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic Antiques\Oceanian/Australasian".

The seller is "apex-restoration" and is located in Sutton-in-Ashfield. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam.

• Primary Material: Wood
• Original/ Repro: Original
• Product: Shields
• Region of Origin: Papua New Guinea

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