Lot: 84
96th AuctionWar shield
Indonesia - Westpapua, Lower Digul River
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands | H: 56.5 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, lime, red ochre, backside painted with geometrical motifs, rest. (handle)
A very similar specimen in form and decoration, donated to the Australian Museum in Sydney in 1916, illustrated in Beran (2005), p. 163, Fig. 6.11.