Corselet "cuirass" · Papua New Guinea - Sepik, Upper - Highlands/Star Mountains, Telefomim District · ID: 3034303
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Provenance
Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund, GermanySize
H: 53,5 cm
D: 30,5 cm
H: 21.1 inch
D: 12.0 inch
Description
wickerwork on cane structure, sisal weaving, barrel-shaped corpus, slightly bulging, protruding endings (for protection of neck and head), slightly dam., minor missing parts, plant fibre cords partly torn;
very old piece !
during the battle the cuirass was worn around the waist and served for protection against arrows.
The object Corselet “cuirass” with the object ID 3034303 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 22.
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Comparing literature
Leonhard Schultze, Forschungen im Inneren der Insel Neuguinea, Berlin 1914, Tafel XXXVL