Specifications

• Height: 95,25 cm
• Material: wood, pigment
• Position: 
• Gender: 
• Indigenous name: salawaku; saluwaku

Provenance

Dutch Collection; Vicky Shiba, Mill Valley, California

Publications

Retrieved from website San Francisco Tribal website Archive January 2020

Additional information

Although West Seram is given as origin of this shield, a North Halmahera, Galela people origin is more probable. It has an intriguing design of floral patterns, triangles and an anthropomorphic figure which in this configuration bear testimony of an ancient transmitted pattern.

Photo credits

Courtesy of Vicky Shiba