Asmat Armlet or Anklet bronzealloy The surface is coated in

The surface is coated in a rich

once essential to warfare

depicting three seated ancestral figures surrounding a small animal

and the Netherlands flourished as African markets showed overwhelming preference for decorative items of high aesthetic and symbolic value

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Asmat Armlet or Anklet bronzealloy The surface is coated inAsmat people, early to mid 20th century, Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia Charming old arm or ankle ornament made of an unidentified materiallikely galalith or boneshaped into a smooth circular form. Pieces of this type were often European made and traded into Asmat regions in the early 20th century, possibly through Dutch missionaries. Such ornaments became incorporated into local dress and personal adornment. The Asmat are a coastal people living in