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Title

Shield

collected 1969

Artists

Unknown Artist

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Lake Kopiago → Southern Highlands Province → Papua New Guinea
    Cultural origin
    Duna people
    Date
    collected 1969
    Media category
    Arms & armour
    Materials used
    wood, bark, split bamboo, dark brown, white and pale red natural pigments
    Dimensions
    130.0 x 38.0 x 27.0 cm approx. :

    0 - Whole, 130 cm (51 3/16"), approx.

    0 - Whole, 38 cm (14 15/16"), approx.

    0 - Whole, 27 cm (10 5/8"), approx.

    Credit
    Gift of Stan Moriarty 1978
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    306.1978
    Copyright

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Lake Kopiago

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication