A May River War Shield
East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Circa 1900
wood, fibre, pigment
Provenance :
Collected by Ingeborg de Beausacq in the 1950's.
Julius Carlebach, New York, 1964. By descent to Josefa Carlebach.
Private New york collection
H: 216cm - 85"
A Mengen War Shield
East Britain
19th century
wood, rattan,pigment
Provenance :
Linden Museum, Stuttgart, with an old inventory script L.1482/38, S.N. Pommern, Dr. Hahl H:148cm - 58 1/4 in
A Wola War Shield
Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Early 20th century
wood, fibre, pigment
Provenance :
Collected by Ulrich Kortmann, 1985. Ulrich Kortmann collection, Dortmund.
H : 126cm - 49 1/2 in
An Astrobale Bay War Shield
Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
19th century
wood, pigment
Provenance :
collected before 1902 by Dr. Hermann Finck, Rostock, Germany
H : 90cm - 35,4in