Wahgi Valley Shield, Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire
back side of Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire
close up of Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire
close up detail shot of Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire
close up detail shot of Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire
close up detail shot of Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire
Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire
back side of Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire
close up of Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire
close up detail shot of Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire
close up detail shot of Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire
close up detail shot of Wahgi Valley Shield from Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Made of Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire

Wahgi Valley Shield, Highlands, Papua New Guinea

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  • Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea

  • Tapi wood, paint, rattan, wire

  • 66 x 18.5 in. / 168 x 47 cm

  • Provenance: Private California Collection

This war shield comes from the Waghi, who called it kumb tapi, or “wall shield.” Like many Tapi shields, this is an old example that was unused for decades and then retrofitted with Western paint and a metal wire, to be reintroduced into battle in the second half of the twentieth century.

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