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Shield, Ngake, 19th century
Wood, pigment, plaited matting, bark
50.5 x 17.5 x 1.6 in.
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.8
Artist Biography: (none)
PROVENANCE: "Roland Tual Collection, Paris; Charles Ratton Collection, Paris." (Catalog #126, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 101.)
PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "In contrast to shields that have carved grips, this shield has a plaited matting to which a carrying strap is attached. This enables the bearer to move deftly while holding a spear in his righthand (see Benitez and Barbier, 2000, fig. 103). The design of Kominimung shields is characterized by a slightly raised, central triangular panel filled with motifs while flanked by a pair of identical motifs placed in symmetrical fashion. The face of an important ancestor is always carved prominently on the central panel. The motif on the side panels is specific to a particular family/clan group. Such a clan emblem usually represents a totemic animal, more rarely a plant or cosmic symbol, related in a mystical way to the clan of the shield bearer. See Smidt, 1983 and 1990. It is extraordinary to note that the entire kominimung people consist of roughly 350 individuals." (Catalog #126, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 101.)
1930 - Portier and Poncetton, Paris, 1930, pl. viii.
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