An impressive Asmat wooden figure 'Mbitoro'
Lot-No. 956
Indonesia, 20th cent. Carved and dark brown patinated hardwood. Large and strongly abstracted figure of a human with characteristic geometric decor. Partly traces of age on foot. With expertise. H. 227 cm. - Prov.: Acquired 2002 in the gallery 'Asmat Art' in Berlin as 1 of 3 figures by the artist Limarucaya. The third figure belongs to the Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, in the collection of the Ethnologic Museum.
An impressive Asmat wooden figure 'Mbitoro'
An impressive Asmat wooden figure 'Mbitoro'
Lot-No. 956
Indonesia, 20th cent. Carved and dark brown patinated hardwood. Large and strongly abstracted figure of a human with characteristic geometric decor. Partly traces of age on foot. With expertise. H. 227 cm. - Prov.: Acquired 2002 in the gallery 'Asmat Art' in Berlin as 1 of 3 figures by the artist Limarucaya. The third figure belongs to the Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, in the collection of the Ethnologic Museum.