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Information about the exhibit
- Ethnic affiliation: Papuans
- Place of creation: Indonesia
- Geographic location of the place of creation: West Papua
- Material: albizia wood, jute rope
- Technique: factory production
- Size: length – 12 cm, width – 16 cm
- Date of creation: early 2000s
- Collector: private individual Pale Sofiya Evgenyevna (1976-2024)
- Period of use: early 2000s
- Usage: item of home interior
- Condition: good
- Keywords: Indonesia, Peoples of Australia and Oceania, Papuans, West Papua, Asmat
Historical and cultural commentary
Made in Indonesia. The figurine series «Asmat» was produced in Indonesia from the early 2000s and was popular worldwide. The figurines depict members of the Papuan Asmat tribe in various life circumstances. To attract tourists to the Asmat lands and to replenish the coffers of the underdeveloped provinces in the Indonesian western part of the island of New Guinea, the Indonesians released a limited series «Asmat 18+», which was immediately sold out worldwide.
