Asmat Boar Tusk Armlet warrior This beautiful unguentarium reflects the

This beautiful unguentarium reflects the advanced glassmaking techniques and artistic vision of the Romans

reportedly originally from the holdings of a now-closed ethnographic museum and foundation in the Netherlands

unpolished grayish earthenware Mayan head fragment of a deity or warrior figurine

The Dani believe in a vital soul-substance known as “seeds of singing” (edai-egen)

Ekkehard Döhring & Carla Vogt

Asmat Boar Tusk Armlet warrior This beautiful unguentarium reflects theAsmat people, early to mid 20th century, Upper Brazza River Area, Papua, Indonesia Striking old boar tusk armlet, composed of two beautifully curved tusks expertly bound together with hand twisted vegetal fibre (fum) to form a powerful circular ornament. Such armlets were traditionally worn by Asmat men as symbols of strength, status, and success in hunting. The Asmat inhabit the swampy lowlands of southwestern Papua, a region crisscrossed by rivers