War shield ·  Papua New Guinea - Highlands, Mendi · ID: 3032982

Description

wood, red grounding, painted with five large circles with black framing, fibre carrier thong backside, slightly dam., metal base

The object War shield with the object ID 3032982 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 22 achieved a sales price of EUR 6,500 with an asking price of EUR 4,500.

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Expertise

Certificate Anthony J.P. Meyer available

Comparing literature

H. Beran, B. Craig (ed.), Shields of Melanesia, Honolulu 2005, ill. 5.18