War shield · Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya) - Digul · ID: 3047814
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Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The NetherlandsSize
H: 143,5 cm
H: 56.5 inch
Description
wood, lime, red ochre, backside painted with geometrical motifs, rest. (handle)
A very similar specimen in form and decoration, donated to the Australian Museum in Sydney in 1916, illustrated in Beran (2005), p. 163, Fig. 6.11.
Comparing literature
Beran, Harry & Barry Craig (ed.), Shields of Melanesia, Honolulu 2005, p. 163, Fig. 6.11