Shield
Miniature
Funerary Artifact
| Object Number: | 55-13-33 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Lakalai |
| Provenience: | New Britain West Nakanai |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment Cockatoo Feather |
| Length: | 77 cm |
| Width: | 9 cm |
| Credit Line: | New Britain Expedition; Ward Goodenough and C. A. Valentine, 1955 |
Description
Miniature shield. Wood; painted red, blue, white, yellow. Cross design on boss. Remnants of cockatoo feather string. Carried by women clowns in mortuary ceremonies.
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