Shield
55-13-68
From: New Britain | West Nakanai
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 55-13-68 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Lakalai |
Provenience | New Britain | West Nakanai |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Feather | Peel | Pigment |
Description | Wood, with central boss; back covered with woven reed. Red reed bands crisscrossed over boss. Obverse painted green, black, white, and a little red in elongated "double eye" pattern on each side of boss. Feathered edges. |
Length | 115 cm |
Width | 23 cm |
Credit Line | New Britain Expedition; Ward Goodenough and C. A. Valentine, 1955 |
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