War shield "eláyaborr" for archers · Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Mendi · ID: 3052778
Sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Missionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany (before 1930)Size
H: 77,5 cm
B: 29,5 cm
H: 30.5 inch
B: 11.6 inch
Description
hardwood, plant fibres,
The object War shield “eláyaborr” for archers with the object ID 3052778 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 162 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Beran, Harry & Barry Craig (ed.), Shields of Melanesia, Honolulu 2005, p. 135