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Title

Shield

collected 1969

Artists

Unknown Artist

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Eastern Highlands Province → Papua New Guinea
    Date
    collected 1969
    Media category
    Arms & armour
    Materials used
    wood, red, white and black pigment with poker work, Tapa cloth handle
    Dimensions
    139.7 x 48.3 cm (irreg.) :

    0 - Whole, 139.7 cm (55")

    0 - Whole, 48.3 cm (19")

    Credit
    Gift of Jean Moriarty 1979
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    465.1979
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Eastern Highlands Province