Shield · Indonesia - Northern Moluccas, Halmahera · ID: 3033426
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Size
H: 71,5 cm
H: 28.1 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, of slender waisted form with raised middle ridge, decorated with shell inlay, massive handle on the back, strengthened by a vertical strut, dam., paint rubbed off, inlays missing in parts, traces of old age
Comparing literature
Newton, Douglas (ed.), Arts of the South Seas, München, London, New York 1999, p. 141