War shield · Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands Province, Mendi · ID: 3050578
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanySize
H: 128,5 cm
B: 40,5 cm
H: 50.6 inch
B: 15.9 inch
Description
wood, lime, red ochre, application of the colour pigments in a thick encrusted layer, original repairs
Comparing literature
Beran, Harry & Barry Craig (ed.), Shields of Melanesia, Honolulu 2005, p. 134, Fig. 5.18