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shield

The wooden shield is covered with detailed carvings. On one side, there is a long strand of plant fibres. Two handles are attached to the back.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
weapons
Dimensions
General: 168.5 × 50 × 22 cm
Material/Technique
Wood; bamboo; plant fibre carved; painted
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D03193
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D03193

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1910
    where
    Papua New Guinea
  • Change of physical control
    when
    not documented
    who
    Arnold Fabricius - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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