Shield
83-37-37
From: New Guinea | Lower Sepik River | Yuat River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 83-37-37 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Biwat |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Lower Sepik River | Yuat River |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber | Pigment |
| Description | Long, thin rectangular wooden shield with projection at top. Three faces down center, scroll designs along sides. Red, black, white pigment. Reddish-brown plant fiber tassels in holes along sides (10 one side, 12 on the other), and twister fiber cords in pierced nostrils of faces (missing from bottom face). Grips of rattan peel on back. Similar to shield 29-50-495. |
| Height | 167 cm |
| Width | 31 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Benjamin Bernstein in honor of Evelyn Glauser Bernstein, 1983 |
| Other Number | 1551 - Other Number |
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