12th Feb, 2025 18:00
Tribal Artefacts Auction
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Papua New Guinea shield.
Kandrian or Arawe people South Coast West New Britain. A large example used for warfare. 124 x 27 cm.
Estimated at AU$1,000 - AU$1,500
Kandrian or Arawe people South Coast West New Britain. A large example used for warfare. 124 x 27 cm.
Front carved with 16 sets of concentric circles arranged in pairs. This design is believed to have been intended to baffle and confuse onlookers, giving the wearer a psychological advantage in battle. Tapa-like designs on the reverse are only found on older examples from the 1960’s or earlier
Auction: Tribal Artefacts Auction, 12th Feb, 2025
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11 - 4pm Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th February 2025.
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