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A LARGE WOOD WAR SHIELD WITH MALE ANCESTOR, ASMAT PEOPLE
奥地利
06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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A LARGE WOOD WAR SHIELD WITH MALE ANCESTOR, ASMAT PEOPLE

Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya, late 19th to early 20th century. Of rounded rectangular form, boldly carved from the wood of mangrove roots, the shield decorated with large scrolls and symbolic objects in high relief, polychromed in reddish and charcoal tones with traces of kaolin, and surmounted by the figure of a male ancestor with an expressively elongated face and blowing a long horn. Tassels made of sago palm leaves hang from the edges of the shield. The reverse bears a linear lozenge motif with volutes, along with a large central spine serving as the grip.

Provenance: Antichità La Balaustra, Bologna, Italy, 1997. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from the above. A copy of a stamped certificate written by Giuliana Zanetti of Antichità La Balaustra, addressed to Paolo Bertuzzi, dated 5 September 1997, confirming the dating and provenance above, accompanies this lot. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than sixty years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.
Condition: Good condition with wear and natural imperfections including expected age cracks, signs of weathering, remnants of ancient pigment, losses and chips. Possibly some touchups. Good patina overall.

Weight: 3,470 g
Dimensions: Height 152.5, Length 41.8 cm

Among the Asmat, war shields are the most powerful symbolic element of a warrior's equipment, and have many layers of meaning. Traditionally, they were functional items used to protect warriors in battle by deflecting an enemy's spears and arrows. The carved and painted images on the surface of the shields were also intended to frighten the enemy and symbolize the power of the ancestors, and each shield was named after an ancestor, who inspired strength and courage in the new owner.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related wood battle shield, Papua New Guinea, Asmat people, 180 cm high, dated 20th century, in the Museum Rietberg, Zürich, inventory number 2020.345. Compare a related wood war shield with tassels, Papua New Guinea, Asmat people, 74 cm high, dated 20th century, in the Bowers Museum, accession number 2006.19.1 Compare a wood war shield carved by Putin, Papua New Guinea, Asmat people, 151.8 cm high, dated mid-20th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1978.412.927.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 9 February 2014, lot 36
Price: USD 2,000 or approx. EUR 2,500 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing)
Description: Asmat shield, probably Eilanden River area, West Papua Province
Expert remark: Compare the related form, manner of carving, and decoration. Note the size (188 cm).

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