Shield
55-13-68
From: New Britain | West Nakanai
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-13-68 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lakalai |
| Provenience | New Britain | West Nakanai |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Feather | Peel | Pigment |
| Description | Wood, with central boss; back covered with woven reed. Red reed bands crisscrossed over boss. Obverse painted green, black, white, and a little red in elongated "double eye" pattern on each side of boss. Feathered edges. |
| Length | 115 cm |
| Width | 23 cm |
| Credit Line | New Britain Expedition; Ward Goodenough and C. A. Valentine, 1955 |
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