Shield
Ramu and Keram River Basin, Lower Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, OceaniaWood
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.54.28198
Geography/Culture
Oceania, Melanesia
Period
20th century
Object Name
Armament: Body Armor
Classification
Oceania
Not on view
Exhibition History
Sepik Compositions: Line and Form in the Art of Papua New Guinea, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 22, 1997-August 31, 1998.
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.
Old Number
O1495
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