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Asmat Carving

Mid 20th Century Dugout Canoe Model Sculpture, Asmat Village, Papua New Guinea
Mid 20th Century Dugout Canoe Model Sculpture, Asmat Village, Papua New Guinea

Mid 20th Century Dugout Canoe Model Sculpture, Asmat Village, Papua New Guinea

Located in New York, NY

A model of a spirit dugout canoe, from the Asmat village in New Guinea. A replica of the large canoes they use for transportation and fishing, this smaller model is hand-carved in ...

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Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Large Oceanic Asmat Carved Wood Figure, Papua New Guinea
Large Oceanic Asmat Carved Wood Figure, Papua New Guinea

Large Oceanic Asmat Carved Wood Figure, Papua New Guinea

Located in Nottingham, GB

For the Asmat, wood carving was never merely decorative; it formed an essential part of spiritual life and ancestral remembrance.

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20th Century Tribal Art

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Asmat Drum Player Hand Carved Offering Sculpture
Asmat Drum Player Hand Carved Offering Sculpture

Asmat Drum Player Hand Carved Offering Sculpture

Located in South Burlington, VT

Asmat Tribesman hand carved wooden sculpture with ornate drum and offering bowl The Asmat are an ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in the Papua province of Indonesia. The Asmat...

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Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century
Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century

Papua New Guinea Irian Jaya Indonesia Asmat Carved Wood Shield, 19th Century

Located in Studio City, CA

An incredible work by the Asmat people, a tribal people of New Guinea who currently reside in the Papua province of Indonesia. The Asmat peoples are one of the most well-known woodca...

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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

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