War shield · Papua New Guinea - Highlands, Simbai Valley · ID: 3038339
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
collected in situ in Goroka (eastern Highlands) in 1969 by Nicolaas Biegman, who worked as a secretary at the Dutch Embassy in Canberra, Australia.Size
H: 116 cm
B: 63 cm
H: 45.7 inch
B: 24.8 inch
Description
hardwood, greyish brown patina, rounded rims on top and at the bottom, bumpy surface, incised lattice design, forming a large diamond-shaped motiv in the centre, triangles around the rim, cord handle for support, dam., missing parts (rim), cracks, abrasion of paint, traces of old age
The object War shield with the object ID 3038339 was part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction on March 21, 2015. The object with the lot number 38 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 306, ill. 338