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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. A braid or wrapping with rattan strips also serves to strengthen the shield. 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
Länge: 116.5 cm, Breite: 34.5 cm, Tiefe: 13 cm
Material/Technique
Pigment, Wood, Rotang
carved, Cord, painted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
013598

Provenance and sources

when
before 1900

where
East New Britain Province

when
1901
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Provenance
The Linden Museum received this shield in 1901 as a gift from Rudolf von Bennigsen (1859-1912). Bennigsen was the first governor of the colony of German New Guinea from 1899-1901. The previous acquisition history of this object is currently unknown. Text: Ulrich Menter

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

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