War shield · Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipel - New Britain - Arawe · ID: 3043985
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Holger Braun, Aschaffenburg, GermanySize
H: 132 cm
B: 28,5 cm
H: 52.0 inch
B: 11.2 inch
Description
wood/tripartite, natural colours, rattan,
Typical shape with sixteen concentric circles arranged in pairs. Designed to dazzle and confuse the viewer, giving the wearer a psychological advantage in combat.
Comparing literature
Heermann, Ingrid (Hg.), Form, Farbe, Phantasie, Stuttgart 2001, ill. 96 f.