Shield. Wicker and roughly oval in shape with one end being slightly larger than the other. Some dark brown plant fibre and lighter brown plant fibre tightly woven to make patterns. Handle in the centre of the shield made from plant fibre. [ASh [OPS move] 27/7/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Shield. Wicker and roughly oval in shape with one end being slightly larger than the other. Some dark brown plant fibre and lighter brown plant fibre tightly woven to make patterns. Handle in the centre of the shield made from plant fibre. [ASh [OPS move] 27/7/2016]
Geographical reference: Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands; Santa Isabel
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Possibly before 1874
Date collected: ?By 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884 Found unentered: Found unentered
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Process Wicker Woven, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Depth: max 19 mm, Width: max 248 mm, Length: max 807 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.140.8 PR Cat other PR nos: 79
Research and responses: Note that there were no original accession book or card catalogue entries, for whatever reason this object was not listed in the original accession book exercise in the 1920s. The handle is made from plant fibre, and set horizontally, and seems too flimsy for weight of shield. The black pigment decoration is the same on front and back. The sides of the shield are parallel and not wider at one end or another

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