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Bisj (ancestor pole), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people — Bisj (ancestor pole)
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s

Shield, Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, sago palm leaves, Asmat people — Shield
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century

Male ancestor figure, Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, bamboo, Asmat people — Male ancestor figure
Asmat artist(s)
ca. 1961

Jifoi (bowl), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, Asmat people — Jifoi (bowl)
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century

Ancestor Pole, Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, Asmat people — Ancestor Pole
Asmat artist(s)
20th century

Body mask, Asmat artist(s), Mulberry fiber, rattan, sago palm leaves, wood, bamboo, cassowary bone, cassowary feathers, feathers, coix seeds, pigment, Asmat people — Body mask
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century

Body mask, Jakapit, Mulberry fiber, rattan, sago palm leaves, wood, pigment, Asmat people — Body mask
Jakapit
Minan
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century

Body mask, Asmat artist(s), Mulberry fiber, rattan, sago palm leaves, wood, pigment, Asmat people — Body mask
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century

Paddle, Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, Asmat people, Bisman — Paddle
Asmat artist(s)
early to mid-20th century

Wuramon (spirit canoe), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, sago palm leaves, seeds, cassowary feathers, Asmat peoples — Wuramon (spirit canoe)
Asmat artist(s)
20th century

Male ancestor figure, Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, sago palm leaves, fibers, mulberry fiber, pig tusk, cassowary quills, hair, coix seed, Asmat people — Male ancestor figure
Asmat artist(s)
early–mid-20th century

Double ancestor figure, Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people — Double ancestor figure
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century

Drum, Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, lizard skin, fiber, coix seeds, cassowary feathers, Asmat — Drum
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century

Fu (trumpet), Asmat artist(s), Bamboo, paint, Asmat people — Fu (trumpet)
Asmat artist(s)
mid-20th century

Ancestor Pole, Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, Asmat — Ancestor Pole
Asmat artist(s)
20th century

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