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The pattern carved in high relief shows an abstracted human form, holding a staff sprouting with leaves on either side. This depiction probably refers to the myth of the emergence of the first humans from trees. It is a very old piece. Western interest in Asmat art was aroused chiefly by Michael Rockefeller's research and collections in the 1970s. Older pieces like this often came from Dutch expeditions at the beginning of the 20th century. The Asmat area was under Dutch colonial rule at that time.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kamoro
Object type
Trommel
Dimensions
Height: 690.0 mm
Diameter: 150.0 mm
Material/Technique
Monitor lizard skin, Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0072

Provenance and sources

  • Change of legal title:
    Purchase
    when
    23.10.1910
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Melanesia (location/origin)
    New Guinea (location/origin)
    Oceania (location/origin)
    Papua (location/origin)
    who
    J. B. Breitschaft - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED

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