War shield
Papua New Guinea - Highlands, Simbai Valley
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