Carved ceremonial shield in form of stylised male
- Made:
- 1801-1900 in Papua New Guinea
Wooden ceremonial shield carved from the solid with incised decoration, representing a stylized version of the male human form. A symbol of ancestral spirits they ward off evil spirits, from Papuan gulf, Papua New Guinea, 19th century
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A655516
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1380 mm x 265 mm x 61 mm, 3.36 kg
- type:
- ceremonial shields
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
