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A large war shield, mount Hagen area, Western Highlands…
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Sydney
Date:
8-May-2016
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A large war shield, mount Hagen area, Western Highlands Province, this fine shield with pecked design and ochre painting is similar to one that I sold to John Friede 20 years ago (see attached third image for a photo of the John Freide shield).' Todd Barlin. This shield is from a dense hardwood. Trees this size were long ago used by people who had to go further and further to trade to obtain decent quality and size wood for their shields. Provenance: Purchased in mount Hagen from a man named Yap Kupigal in 1986 (see his photo attached, he is the older man on the left) / Todd Barlin collection. 176 x 58 cm
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Tribal: New Guinean