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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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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Mengen
Object type
Schild
Dimensions
Länge: 135 cm, Breite: 32 cm, Tiefe: 10 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Rotang, Spring, Pigments
carved, painted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
014323

Provenance and sources

when
around 1900 or earlier

where
East New Britain Province
who
Mencke, Bruno - Collectors

when
1901
Provenance
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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