Shield | Photographer: Axel Killian
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Shield
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.
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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Schild
Dimensions
Breite: 530.0 mm, Höhe: 1300.0 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1699
Provenance and sources
when
1925
where
Melanesia (location/origin)
Papua New Guinea (location/origin)
Sepik (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
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