Shield
This shield was not carried by a handle on the back. Instead it was suspended over the wearer’s shoulder by a cane or fibre loop. This enabled more freedom of movement when using a bow and arrow.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 64/1974/2
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Arms and armour
- Collection Area Region
- Melanesia
- Common Name
- shield
- Simple Name
- shield
- Period Classification
- MOD
- Production Town
- Massim
- Production County
- Papuan Gulf
- Production Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
