Accession No
Z 11199
Description
Shield - [From catalogue card:] 'Shield made of native fibre braided and stretched on a bamboo frame ornamented on the front with shell work design.'
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea
Period
Source
Unknown
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 11199; O.VI.253
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cane; Plant; Fibre; Shell; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
This object does not resemble any shields I know from the Solomon Islands. I believe it bears more similarities with artefacts from New Guinea.
Event Date 13/8/2015
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Shield made of native fibre braided and stretched on a bamboo frame ornamented on the front with shell work design.'
Event Date 13/8/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
An old display label found in the archives (OA2/15/9) reads: ‘SHIELD LIKE OBJECT / Z 11199'.
Event Date 1/11/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:268568
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