Ceremonial shield · Indonesia - Moluccas (Northern), Halmahera · ID: 3048232
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
German Private Collection, RüthenSize
H: 74,5 cm
H: 29.3 inch
Description
wood, shell inlay,
These particularly narrow shields with their elegantly elongated hourglass shape, surely were employed in dances rather than combat.
Comparing literature
Barbier, Jean Paul, Benitez-Johannot, P., Shields, München, London, New York 2000, p. 162 f.