Asmat: Myth and Ritual The Inspiration of Art. Konrad, Gunter and Ursula, Editors.Venezia, Italia: Erizzo Editrice, 1996. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. With wraps and slipcase, which is worn and torn. It is filled with full color photographs to illustrate the text. Asmat Art: Woodcarvings of Southwest New Guinea. George Braziller, New York, 1993. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Excellent. Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book in excellent condition with mylar protected dustjacket. The Asmat of New Guinea. the Journal of Michael Clark Rockefeller. With his ethnographic notes and photographs made among the Asmat people during two expeditions in 1961. Documented by a pictorial and descriptive catalogue of the objects he collected. Forew. by Robert Goldwater. Orig. edn. New York, Museum of Primitive Art, 1967. large 4 . Orig. Asmat Art style black cloth, decorated in red, title in white lettering on upper boards and spine. 349pp. Glossary of Asmat words, index of Villages, fold. col. map with legends printed in right margin at end. The folded map at end depicts both expeditions that took place June-July/October-November 1961. Rare. Near fine.
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