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Shield
The front of the shield, which is braided with rattan, shows two abstract facial representations that are symmetrical to the transverse axis of the shield. A characteristic feature of the faces on the shields of the Mengen are their very prominent noses. Text: Ulrich Menter
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Cataloguing data
- Cultural attribution
- Mengen
- Object type
- Schild
- Dimensions
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Length: 135 cm
Width: 32 cm
Depth: 10 cm - Material/Technique
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Wood, Rotang, Spring, Pigments
carved, painted
- Current location
- Linden-Museum Stuttgart
- Inventory number
- 014323
Provenance and sources
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Assignment to a curated holding:
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Production
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when
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around 1900 or earlier
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Change of physical control or legal title
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where
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East New Britain Province
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Change of physical control
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when
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1901
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- Provenance
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The shield is part of a donation of objects that Bruno Mencke (1877-1901) acquired during a research expedition to the colony of German New Guinea in the years 1900-1901.
Text: Ulrich Menter
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- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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