shield, wood with relief carved designs on the front side painted pink and white in the excised areas; main design composed of connected scrolls, vertical zigzags, diamonds, and dentate patterns; supposedly a man’s shield but lacks the usual grip or handle on the back; more likely a decorative board for a house
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Sagisik Village, Maprik district, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Abelam
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
March 25, 1970
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1972-1973 #61: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (February 7, 1973–May 1973) and S1980-1981 #34: Triton Museum of Art (November 17, 1980–January 7, 1981)