Archer's shield. Made from wood. There is a gap between two parallel extensions at the top of the shield. There are two perforations in the upper sections of the shield. It has been incised with circular and triangle geometric designs. The designs have been painted red and white. [AB [OPS Move] 1/8/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Archer's shield. Made from wood. There is a gap between two parallel extensions at the top of the shield. There are two perforations in the upper sections of the shield. It has been incised with circular and triangle geometric designs. The designs have been painted red and white. [AB [OPS Move] 1/8/2016]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Gulf Province
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Christie's
Date / Period: Date made: Before 04/1896
Date collected: By April 1896
Acquisition information: Purchased: 29/06/1983
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material String, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Height: max 1070 mm, Depth: max 33 mm, Width: max 437 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1983.14.4
Research and responses: It is not clear what the evidence is for claiming the shield was once at Farnham. [JC 25 9 1997]
See sale catalogue: Sale of Tribal Art, Christie's, South Kensington, London, 29 June 1983, where it is listed as Lot 64 (page 13): 'Another shield, carved and painted with concerntric spiked circles - 107 cm. high. W. D. Webster, April 1896, Cat. no. 8, no. 152 (£1. 10s. 0d).' [JC 25 9 1997]