Specifications

• Height:26,6 cm.
• Material: wood, glass beads
• Position: standing
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: korwar
• Price realised:

Provenance

William Dawson Webster (1868-1913), August 1897; Augustus Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers, 1897; Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford; Parke Bernet Galleries, New York 11-10-1968, lot 107. 

Publications

Hamson, Michael (2024) Oceanic Art Histories, pp. 28-31.

Exhibitions

Additional information

Biak with Doreh Bay influence.The shield has three flat planes and bordered by two coiling snakes.

Photo credits

Aaron Fallon