A MARING SHIELD, of slightly tapered rectangular form, the front carved in relief with broad bands of hobnail ornament within curved elements, plaited fibre suspension cord

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A MARING SHIELD, of slightly tapered rectangular form, the front carved in relief with broad bands of hobnail ornament within curved elements, plaited fibre suspension cord
1m.05cm. high

Lot Essay

Collected in 1963 in Tsungup village, Simbai Valley
Cf. Smidt, 1975, p.46, figs. 47 and 48

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