Wuramon (spirit canoe)

19th-early 20th century

Culture: Asmat
Title: Wuramon (spirit canoe)
Date: 19th-early 20th century
Object Type: Ceremonial & Religious Objects
Medium: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: 20.3 x 246.4 x 25.4 cm (8 x 97 x 10 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Marcia and John Friede in honor of Diane B. Wilsey and Harry S. Parker III
Accession Number: 2007.44.51

Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, 1955. [1]
[Jef van der Straete, Lasne, Belgium, before 1984]; [2]
Marcia and John Friede, Rye, New York, by 2005; [3]
Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2007.
[1] Friede et. al. 2005, p. 174.
[2] Friede et. al. 2005, p. 174. Jef van der Straete (1904-1984) was a prominent Belgian art collector and dealer.[3] Friede et. al. 2005, p. 174.
Friede, John et. al, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede vol. 2 (Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2005), p. 174, no. 515.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Africa, Oceania, the Americas, and the Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art: Highlights From a Decade of Collecting (San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2009), p. 42.

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