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War shield "eláyaborr" for archers - Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands Province, Mendi

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War shield "eláyaborr" for archers - Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands Province, Mendi

Item Details

Description

wood, lime, traces of battle

A very similar shield, painted with a schematised anthropomorphic figure, published in Beran & Craig, 2005, p. 135, Fig. 5.19.

The "eláyaborr" was worn to protect the torso during battle while leaving both hands free for using the bow. It has a u-shaped notch at the top and was hung from the bowman's shoulder.
H: 90 cm; W: 35 cm, H: 35,4 inch; W: 13,8 inch

Provenance:
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germany

Lit.: Beran, Harry & Barry Craig (ed.), Shields of Melanesia, Honolulu 2005

Condition

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War shield "eláyaborr" for archers - Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands Province, Mendi

Name: War shield \"eláyaborr\" for archers - Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands Province, Mendi
SKU: 174170663
Price: 450 EUR
Availability: InStock