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War shield - Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province - Wogamush / April river area, Biaka

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War shield - Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province - Wogamush / April river area, Biaka

Item Details

Description

wood, pigments, rattan,

An almost identical shield collected in Wogamush village, published in Beran & Craig, "Shields of Melanesia", Honolulu 2005, p. 83, fig. 4.14.
H: 166 cm, H: 65,4 inch

Provenance:
Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany

Continent: Oceania

Condition

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War shield - Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province - Wogamush / April river area, Biaka

Name: War shield - Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province - Wogamush / April river area, Biaka
SKU: 174170356
Price: 3000 EUR
Availability: InStock