Unknown artist
Fighting Shield
Artwork Detail
The Ramu River is in the Madang province of New Guinea, and the tribes of this area are famous for their carvings. This mask possibly symbolizes Ndaro, a supernatural being. It is not an actual fighting shield but a showpiece and trophy intended to look like a used shield. The associated language group of this area are the Banaro people, who reach into the Upper Kerim river also. (Te Moananui a Kiwa, 2005)
- Title
- Fighting Shield
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- Unknown
- Medium
- wood, pigment
- Dimensions
- 1050 x 460 mm
- Credit line
- Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988
- Accession no
- C1994/1/288
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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