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
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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