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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
8-May-2016
Lot No.
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Description:
War shield Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands Province, this oval type of shield known as worrumbi was the most important type of shield for fighting in the Mendi Valley area. This old and well used shield carved from hardwood with incised and painted designs. Provenance: Collected by Todd Barlin in Mendi in 1986. 134 x 39 cm
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Tribal: New Guinean