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1947.8.2B

Shield. Made from wood with a deep notch at the top with two holes and a piece of bark cloth for suspension. There is a carved face motif on the front of the shield. Deep scoring present on the reverse, does not look accidental. [ASh [OPS move] 28/7/2016]


1947.8.2B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shield. Made from wood with a deep notch at the top with two holes and a piece of bark cloth for suspension. There is a carved face motif on the front of the shield. Deep scoring present on the reverse, does not look accidental. [ASh [OPS move] 28/7/2016]
Geographical reference
Gulf Province
Person
Field collector Robert Henry Codrington
Field collector Melanesian Mission
PRM source H. Sweatman
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1947
Date collected
By 1947
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1947
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Beaten
Dimensions
Width: max 500 mm, Length: max 790 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1947.8.2B

Search terms: Weapon, Figure, Shield