War shield "ilo"

Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipel - New Britain - Arawe

sold EUR 1,000

Provenance

Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germany

Size

H: 142 cm

B: 29,5 cm

H: 55.9 inch

B: 11.6 inch

Description

wood, three-part, rattan binding, lime, natural colours (red and black),

The front is carved with sixteen concentric circles arranged in pairs.

It is believed that this design was intended to baffle and confuse onlookers, giving the wearer a psychological advantage in battle.

Heermann, Ingrid (Hg.), Form, Farbe, Phantasie, Stuttgart 2001, p. 160, ill. 96

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