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Shield

About the object

Warrior's shield, made from buttress root that gives it its arcuate shape. There are two holes in the middle at the edge for the purpose of attaching the strap. Nothing is known about the significance of the sublimely carved and contrasting coloured section.

Object information

Object Type
Shield
Place
Melanesien, Papua-Neuguinea, Sepik, Ozeanien (Fundort/Herkunft)
Material
Farbpigmente
Carrier Material
Holz
Dimensions
Width 530.0 mm, Height 1300.0 mm
Keywords
Kultur, Ozeanien, Schild, Ethnologie
Inventory Number
II/1699
Museum
Ethnologische Sammlung des Museum Natur und Mensch
Location
Nicht ausgestellt
Access
Kauf, 1925
Collector
Arthur Max Heinrich Speyer (1894 - 1958) GND Biography
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https://onlinesammlung.freiburg.de/en/object/D211887C5BDF4381954F847A4C31CEF5

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