Lot 93
Replacement skull kus Asmat, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment (with custom stand). When a trophy skull was lost or destroyed, a wooden head called kus was carved to replace it. In later years after head-hunting was banned by the authorities, wooden heads were used at initiation ceremonies in place of real and freshly hunted ones.
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Provenance:
- Private collection, Sydney, New South Wales. Dimensions:
- Approx L32 x 16cm. Exhibited:
- 930 Literature:
- Decorative Art Medium:
- Ethnographic & Indigenous Artifacts Circa:
- Pacific Islands
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