Home Art Collection Works Collection Search Advanced search Works where medium is Arms & armour (124) works on display (1) works with images (79) Filter by: Collection area Origin Media Date/period Artist A–Z 1 2 Sort by: artist surname oldest first (excludes undated works) newest first (excludes undated works) title image availability accession number Aiyura Valley, Kainantu District, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1966 261.1978 Alor, East Nusa Tenggara, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Sword with scabbard (moso or rugi) late 19th century 552.2010.a-b Asara, Obura-Wonenara District, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Kainke (war shield) mid 20th century, collected 1968 475.1979 Banz, Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea Kumba reipe (fighting shield) 1980s 237.2013 Bawomataluo village, Teluk Dalam, South Nias, Indonesia Sword with scabbard and amulet basket (belato sebua) late 19th century-early 20th century 526.2010.a-b Bontoc Shield 20th century 221.2005 Bontoc Shield 20th century 222.2005 Central Timor, West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Amulet or receptacle for gunpowder 19th century-20th century 554.2010 Chambri Lake, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1965 420.1994 East Kalimantan, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia Quiver for poison darts (tolor or telenga) 19th century-20th century 546.2010.a-b Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1969 465.1979 Forapia Kolkol OR watumbiy (shoulder shield) early 20th century, collected 1969 268.1977 Frieda River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Shield IA1.1969 Gumine District, Simbu (Chimbu) Province, Papua New Guinea Kuman (war shield) mid 20th century, collected 1966 260.1978 Hisatoshi fuchi (with design of horseman and fisherman) circa 1800 421.1996 India Double-handled punch-dagger (katar) with cover 248.2008.a-b Irupetop Kolkol OR watumbiy (shoulder shield) mid 20th century, collected 1969 265.1977 Japan Sword guard ('tsuba') with design of bat and cobweb 19th century 434.1996 Japan tsuba (with pierced quatrefoil design) 19th century 435.1996 Japan tsuba (with paulownia and karakusa pattern design) 19th century 436.1996 Japan Quatrefoil-shaped sword guard ('tsuba') with design of landscape with castle, pine tree, mill and bridge 19th century 437.1996 Japan fuchi (with design of warrior in sea battle) 19th century 419.1996 Japan fuchi (with design of crane and tortoise) 19th century 420.1996 Japan fuchi (with design of man holding a lantern and umbrella) 19th century 422.1996 Japan fuchi (decorated with scroll blind in the wind and ivy) 19th century 423.1996 Japan fuchi (design of plum blossoms, lattices and house) 19th century 424.1996 Japan kashira (with design of warrior on horseback) 19th century 425.1996 Japan kashira (with design of fir trees and bird in flight) 19th century 426.1996 Japan Kashira (with design of Hotei) 19th century 427.1996 Japan Menuki (in the shape of armour sleeve and strings) 19th century 428.1996 Japan tsuba (with pierced design of old man and his young attendant in a landscape with a plum tree, waterfall and a crane in flight) 19th century 431.1996 Japan Tsuba (with pierced design of boy with scroll) 19th century 432.1996 Japan Sword ('katana') 19th century 441.1996.a-b Japan Wakizashi 19th century 442.1996.a-i Japan tsuba (with pierced net design) 19th century 439.1996 Japan Sword guard ('tsuba') with openwork design of man reading and a bull 19th century 440.1996 Japan tsuba (with design of old man) 19th century 438.1996 Kakoli people Kune kanda pine (under-arm shield) mid 20th century, collected 1963 304.1978 Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia Sword (mandau) with scabbard 19th century-20th century 540.2010.a-b Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia Sword (mandau) with scabbard and knife 19th century-20th century 541.2010.a-c Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia Hilt for a sword (mandau) 19th century-20th century 542.2010 Laiagam, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1963 466.1979 Laiagam, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea Bow and arrows collected 1963 815.1979.a-h Lake Kopiago, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1969 306.1978 Lake Kopiago, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Arrows collected 1967 809.1979.a-l Map, Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Wörrumbi (shoulder shield) early 20th century-mid 20th century, collected 1969 264.1977 On display – North Building, lower level 1 Marawaka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Yɨvɨraata (shield with slit) mid 20th century, collected 1969 257.1978 Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Wörrumbi (shoulder shield) collected 1969 267.1977 Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Spear collected 1969 844.1979 Mendi people Wörrumbi (shoulder shield) mid 20th century, collected 1969 266.1977 Minj, Anglimp-South Waghi District, Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea Kula jimben (three-pronged spear) mid 20th century, collected 1967 309.1978 Minj, Anglimp-South Waghi District, Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea Ceremonial axe early 20th century, collected 1940 311.1978 Mogarashi Sōten tsuba (with pierced design of two samurai, one on a horse and another on the ground, under a blossoming tree) circa 1700 433.1996 Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Bow and arrows collected 1963 813.1979.a-g Nias, Indonesia Warrior's shield (baluse) late 19th century-early 20th century 527.2010 North India, India Dagger ('khanjar') 42.2008 North Sumatra, Indonesia Ammunition holder (paru-paru) 19th century 528.2010 North Sumatra, Indonesia Short sword (piso sanalenggam) late 19th century-early 20th century 531.2010.a-b North Sumatra, Indonesia Ammunition holder (paru-paru) late 19th century-early 20th century 529.2010 Okapa District, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1964 262.1978 1 2
