Boy's dance shield. [FB 26/9/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Boy's dance shield. [FB 26/9/2016]
Long description: Boy's dance shield. The shield is made from three lengths of light wood which have been secured together in four places across the back and front with cane. The cane has been thread through the wood and twisted and knotted together. There is a carved wooden handle in the centre secured with cane. The front of the shield has been painted with vibrant colours on the front with black, red and white concentric and linear designs. The cane has been painted yellow across the front of the shield. [FB 26/9/2016]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; West New Britain Province Kandrian
Person: Field collector Chantal Mary Knowles; PRM source Chantal Mary Knowles
Date / Period: Date made: Before 2003
Date collected: January 2003
Acquisition information: Donated: 02/02/2014
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Cane Plant, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Bound
Dimensions: Width: max 165 mm, Length: max 808 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2016.111.1

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