Combat shield
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Combat shield
A braid of red coloured rattan divides the front of the shield into four areas. In the central fields there are two stylised facial representations that are symmetrical to the transverse axis, but differently executed. On the reverse, the braiding creates seven fields filled with highly stylised motifs that may be interpreted as eyes. 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
Breite: 28 cm, Höhe: 140 cm, Tiefe: 7.5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Rotang, Pigments
carved, painted, braided
carved, painted, braided
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
085125
Provenance and sources
Provenance
The shield entered the collections of the Linden Museum as part of a donation by Dr. Peter Besenbruch in 1913. Besenbruch served as a naval surgeon on the survey ship SMS Planet in 1911/12, which was deployed in the Bismarck Archipelago, among other places.
Text: Ulrich Menter
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