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Property from the Collection of Leon Meizlik, Westchester, New York
Lot 30
Asmat Shield, Citak Region, Western Papua New Guinea
2 July 2020, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesUS$6,000 - US$8,000
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Asmat Shield, Citak Region, Western Papua New Guinea
height 81in (206cm)
Provenance
Collected by Countess Ingebourg de Beausacq while living in Papua New Guinea from 1957 to 1958
Wayne Heathcote Oceanic Art, London and New York
Alan Steele Tribal Fine Art, New York
Leon Meizlik Collection, Westchester, New York
Carved in light wood with two rows of emmaki mbi, the swirling water and navel motifs, bokoper down the center and the lizard effigy carved at the top; lime red ochre and black charcoal pigments.
Provenance
Collected by Countess Ingebourg de Beausacq while living in Papua New Guinea from 1957 to 1958
Wayne Heathcote Oceanic Art, London and New York
Alan Steele Tribal Fine Art, New York
Leon Meizlik Collection, Westchester, New York
Carved in light wood with two rows of emmaki mbi, the swirling water and navel motifs, bokoper down the center and the lizard effigy carved at the top; lime red ochre and black charcoal pigments.














