Shield, paddle-shaped, ornamental for dancing. Elaborate relief designs on both ends. Designs on the two ends are different. Red, black, and white paint. Piece broken off. 64.8 cm length, 22.4 width
Donor:
Bronislaw Malinowski and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua Region
Verbatim coll. place:
New Guinea; Trobriand Is. att.
Culture or time period:
Massim and New Guinea, Papua Island
Collector:
Bronislaw Malinowski
Collection date:
1914-1920
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama