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Shield, C-14 dating: 18th–19th century (inconclusive % probability)
Wood, pigment, fiber tassels, rattan handle
160 x 40 x 18 cm (63 x 15 3/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.138

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Probably collected in 1912-13 on the Kaiserin-Augusta River Expedition. Paul and Luisa Müller-Vanisterbiek Collection, Brussels." (Catalog #149, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 105.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "A related shield, collected in 1912-13 on the Kaiserin-Augusta River Expedition, is in the Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin. See Kelm, 1968, vol. 3, no. 420." (Catalog #149, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 105.) 1914 - Schultze Jena, 1914, pl. xxxv, no.1.

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