Fighting Shield
Dance Shield
Bride Price Valuable
52-42-13
From: New Britain | West Nakanai
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | E Raubi |
| Object Number | 52-42-13 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lakalai |
| Provenience | New Britain | West Nakanai |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Shield use in fighting, dancing, and as part of bride price. Rectangular; knob on center face; hand-hold, center back. Painted black, white, and a little red and blue: two pseudo-faces on obverse; diamon pattern on reverse. |
| Length | 162 cm |
| Width | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | New Guinea Ethnological Reconnaissance; Ward Goodenough, 1952 |
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