Rare old war shield, Solomon Islands, Western Region, Size: H: 85 cm (H: 33.5 inch), ID: 3044991

Rare old war shield, Solomon Islands, Western Region, Size: H: 85 cm (H: 33.5 inch), ID: 3044991 - 2/2

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Lot 74

90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art

Rare old war shield · Solomon Islands, Western Region · ID: 3044991

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Provenance

Sandor Lubbe, Blaricum, The Netherlands

Size

H: 85 cm

H: 33.5 inch

Description

cane-fibre (“loia”), “asama vine” (Lygodium trifurcatum), dam./ rep.

Comparing literature

Conru, Kevin, Solomon Islands Art, Milan 2008, p. 140, ill. 81

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