Shield ·  Indonesia - Moluccas · ID: 3034858

Description

of slender waisted form with raised middle ridge, decorated with shell inlay, massive handle on the back, strengthened by a vertical strut, yellow paint backside, min. dam., fine cracks, inlays missing in parts, traces of old age

The object Shield with the object ID 3034858 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 8.

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Comparing literature

Newton, Douglas (ed.), Arts of the South Seas, München, London, New York 1999, p. 141