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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. A braid or wrapping with rattan strips also serves to strengthen the shield. Text: Ulrich Menter
Data Provider
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
carved, Cord, painted
Current location
Linden-Museum
Stuttgart
Inventory number
013598
Provenance and sources
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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