Lot 72

GREEN RIVER SHIELD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Ancient, African & Oceanic Art and Natural History
Auction: 08 July 2026 at 14:00 BST
Description
carved wood and pigment, rectangular, decorated in low relief with two panels of square scrolls flanking triangles, painted in red, white and black pigment, with dual perforations for the attachment of a rattan handle, now lost
Dimensions
148cm high
Provenance
Bonhams, London, Tribal Art, 30th November 2000, lot 190
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired at the above
Footnote
Cf. Anthony J.P. Meyer, Oceanic Art, 1995, p. 299, no. 329 for a similar shield.
