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War Shield
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War Shield

Artist/Culture
Artist/Culture
Datemid 20th century
Mediumwood, cane, clay, pigment
Dimensions168.9 cm (66 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe Helen Slosberg Collection of Oceanic Art in Memory of Her Brother Israel Sagoff
Object number2004.252
DescriptionUpper Sepik region, probably May River
ProvenanceHelen S. Slosberg, Boston, MA; given to the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1969 (cat. no. 1969.78); transferred to the Worcester Art Museum, 2003, accessioned 2004.
On View
Not on view
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New Guinea
mid-1900s
New Guinea
early 1900s, with older stone blade
Shield
Australian
late 1800s or earlier
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New Guinea
mid 20th century
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Moro People
late 1800s
Spear Point
Australian
n.d.
Conservation Status: After Treatment
English
about 1480
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Italian
late 16th–early 17th century, with decoration from 19th century
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Étienne Delaune
early 1600s