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Shield

Lumi District, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
Shield
 (20th century)

Medium
pigment on wood, cane

Measurements
113.8 × 76.2 × 12.7 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the C. H. and C. E. Waddell Trust Fund, 1976
© the artists

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Lumi District, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
T3-1976

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Wooden shield in a shape of a boat with a carved or incised motif design on one side. On the reverse side, carved plain with fibre cords as handle.

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