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Shield

The shield is made of relatively soft wood and has a recessed handle on the back of the shield boss. The painting shows stylized faces as well as highly abstract depictions of birds on both sides of the boss. The usual braiding or wrapping with rattan strips used to reinforce the shield is now only present in remnants, and the original feather decoration is also largely damaged. Text: Ulrich Menter

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Sulka
Object type
Schild
Dimensions
Breite: 40 cm, Höhe: 140 cm, Tiefe: 13.5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Rotang, Pigments , Spring
carved, painted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
014345

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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