Shield
Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province, Angoram
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenSize
H: 158 cm
B: 39 cm
H: 62.2 inch
B: 15.4 inch
Description
wood, pigments, plant fibre, front side dam. (combat traces), repainted
Very heavy shield made of solid wood. The decorative grass fibre cuff preserved on one side. Carved struts on the backside with two handles of bamboo cane with original rotan binding.