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Large Asmat Figural Canoe ProwThis classic openwork prow features an impressive composition of four intertwined human figures and one Hornbill bird.

The figure on the back is sounding a war trumpet suggesting the canoe may have been used on headhunting raids.

The piece displays very well resting horizontal or standing vertically but for a fee I can have a custom display stand made to the buyer specifications.. more>>

asmat fu trumpetCeremonial wind instrument of the last indigenous tribe of New Guinea (Irian Jaya). The Asmat (tree people) tribal culture occupies the southwest coastline now known as West Papua, indonesia.

A type of bugle or trumpet made of bamboo and carved on the exterior by using the tooth of a rat (shell can also be used). Used as a signaling device during headhunting raids to instill fear or to paralyze the enemy. Used during 'feast cycles' and played in the 'lead' canoe ...more>>

asmat fu trumpetIn the hands of "the experts", "waste" can be transformed into a source of income, as the old columns of a house are turned into a colorful kindergarten chair and a classic Javanese carved chest is remarketed as a minimalist coffee table.

In the business of making furniture from recycled wood, the life of a log can well be extended, intentionally or not....more>>

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