Archer’s shield

Reference : 2051

Heart-shaped archer’s shield
Wood carved with lithic tool. Fiber rope
Dimensions: Height: 0.60 m / Width: 0.55 m
Estimated time: Pre-contact period, second half of 19th century
Adelbert Mountains region.
Madang province
Papua New Guinea Provenance:
– Private collection, Canada

More details

This small, lightweight shield enabled the warrior to use his bow with ease, while protecting him from enemy arrows.
Few heart-shaped shields of this type are preserved in public or private collections.
Two were collected in the village of Wanuma, in the Adelbert mountain range, 65 kilometers northwest of Madang. Literature:
– Harry Beran & Barry Craig. Shields of Melanesia.

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Price: €2,800

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