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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. Characteristic of the faces on the shields of the Mengen are, among other things, their very prominent noses. Text: Ulrich Menter
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Cataloguing data
- Cultural attribution
- Mengen
- Object type
- Schild
- Dimensions
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Width: 36 cm
Height: 150 cm - Material/Technique
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Wood, Rotang, Pigments
carved, braided, painted
- Current location
- Linden-Museum Stuttgart
- Inventory number
- 081231
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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Beginning 20th cent.
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Change of physical control or legal title
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where
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Papua New Guinea
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Change of physical control
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when
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1912
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- Provenance
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The provenance of this object is currently unknown.
Text: Ulrich Menter
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- Legal status metadata
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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