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Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Oceanic: Sculpture (2)

A Papua New Guinea Wanuma shoulder shield Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Oceanic: Sculpture: Pre 1920 item# 1074524 (stock# AC09.1.55)
click for details		michael cichon tribal arts 941.224.0440 $650...further provenance on request
Stone-carved, heart-shaped form made from a heavy wood with an encrusted, darkened surface. Fiber cord is quite old, but was, undoubtedly, replaced sometime after the shield was made. This smaller type of shield comes from the Adalbert Mountains, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea and dates to the very early 20th C. 32.50"L x 17"W, in very fine condition, overall, but with some abrasions, wear, and small age cracks, as would be expected. Provenance: deaccessioned from a Florida Museum.

A Papua New Guinea stone-carved wooden 'gope' board Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Oceanic: Sculpture: Pre 1920 item# 1009937 (stock# P88510)
click for details		michael cichon tribal arts 941.224.0440 Price on request
A fine, old, hardwood example of a short 'gope,' typically owned by an uninitiated youth. Such smaller examples would have been kept at home, not in a ceremonial men's house. The organic, polychrome pigments have nicely mellowed over time, and the backside of this board is smoothly polished leaving a dark, shiny patina. In contrast, the carved front was intentionally left rough to catch and 'hold' applied pigment. A small hole at the top was provided to suspend the 'gope& ...click for details

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