Shield
55-13-67
From: New Britain | West Nakanai
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-13-67 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lakalai |
| Provenience | New Britain | West Nakanai |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Feather | Peel | Pigment |
| Description | Wood, with central boss. Red reed bands crisscrossed over boss and near each end, and on reverse near hand hold. Painted decoration in red, white, black, and brown, blue: an obverse, large "double eye" pattern on each side of boss, with smaller motif at each end; on reverse, mostly in narrow horizontal bands. Completely feather-edged. |
| Length | 151 cm |
| Width | 22 cm |
| Credit Line | New Britain Expedition; Ward Goodenough and C. A. Valentine, 1955 |
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