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Lot
48342

Papua-New Guinea, Central Highlands. Telefomin. War Shield. Wood, pigment, vine. Height: 58 1/2 inches Width: 23 1/2 inches...

2007 June African & Oceanic Art Signature Auction #645

 
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Auction Ended On: Jun 7, 2007
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Papua-New Guinea, Central Highlands
Telefomin
War Shield
Wood, pigment, vine
Height: 58 1/2 inches Width: 23 1/2 inches

This unusually large and wide Telefomin shield has a broad, X-shaped principal design which could, in the heat of battle, resemble an advancing full figure. The shield has been vertically split and reconsolitated.

Provence: John Giltsoff, Spain

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