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A canoe shield, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, the shield has a…
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A canoe shield, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, the shield has a central carved mask with flanking wood spathes over a cane frame that is lashed together with rattan and plant fibre cord. The spathes and mask are decorated with hite, black, and red pigments. This shield would have been secured to the prow of a raiding canoe and were used to shield the rowers from enemy arrows and spears. Height 103 cm, width 107 cm, depth 15 cm
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