Asmat Art: Woodcarvings of Southwest New Guinea
Asmat Art presents a collection of some of the finest woodcarvings of the Asmat, a people who inhabit the coastal swampforest of southwest New Guinea. This book emphasizes the rare early shields and figure sculptures in the collection of the National Museum of Ethnology in the Netherlands. Over 100 color plates are presented with detailed commentary on each piece of art, as well as background information on the Asmat people, their history, and their various artistic styles.
Steve van Beek, a long-term resident of Thailand, has a special interest in art.
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Asmat Art: Woodcarvings of Southwest New Guinea
Asmat Art presents a collection of some of the finest woodcarvings of the Asmat, a people who inhabit the coastal swampforest of southwest New Guinea. This book emphasizes the rare early shields and figure sculptures in the collection of the National Museum of Ethnology in the Netherlands. Over 100 color plates are presented with detailed commentary on each piece of art, as well as background information on the Asmat people, their history, and their various artistic styles.
Steve van Beek, a long-term resident of Thailand, has a special interest in art.
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Asmat Art: Woodcarvings of Southwest New Guinea

Asmat Art: Woodcarvings of Southwest New Guinea

by Dirk A. M. Smidt (Editor)
Asmat Art: Woodcarvings of Southwest New Guinea

Asmat Art: Woodcarvings of Southwest New Guinea

by Dirk A. M. Smidt (Editor)

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Asmat Art presents a collection of some of the finest woodcarvings of the Asmat, a people who inhabit the coastal swampforest of southwest New Guinea. This book emphasizes the rare early shields and figure sculptures in the collection of the National Museum of Ethnology in the Netherlands. Over 100 color plates are presented with detailed commentary on each piece of art, as well as background information on the Asmat people, their history, and their various artistic styles.
Steve van Beek, a long-term resident of Thailand, has a special interest in art.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780807612996
Publisher: Braziller, George Inc.
Publication date: 04/01/1993
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 9.37(w) x 12.34(h) x 0.87(d)
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