Wahgi Valley Shield, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
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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