Shield
Unidentified Manambu maker
Malu village
Upper Sepik River
Papua New Guinea
19th century
Wood, bamboo, rattan
Overall: 61 in. (154.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.54.28145
Geography
Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nate Dominy, Spring 2022
Exhibition History
Faces/Voices: The Harry A. Franklin Family Collection of Oceanic Art at Dartmouth College, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 18-March 15, 1992.
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1903-1983), Los Angeles, California, in the 1950s; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; lent to present collection, 1990; given to present collection, 1997.
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