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There are many different styles of Tribal Shields from Papua New Guinea. They vary depending on the region/tribe they come from. The aim of this article is to help you recognize and know …
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There are many different styles of Tribal Shields from Papua New Guinea. They vary depending on the region/tribe they come from. I have written a separate extensive article is to help you …
New Guinea tribal artefacts, shields - price guide and values
A large shield, Wahgi valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, the shield is tall and narrow, with a bold motif in yellow and white. The central circle is said to be the 'Navel', and …
War Shields and Dance Masks of Papua New Guinea
Shields represented practical and aesthetic objects for protecting one’s self in tribal warfare, events that were often situated in conflicts of identity, ritual, and social factors.
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Titled Man Who Cannot Die: Phantom Shields of the New Guinea Highlands, it features essays by a number of experts in the field, placing the shields within their historical, cultural, and …
The Art of Warfare in Papua New Guinea | Oceanic Art Society
Sep 8, 2017 · In every region of Papua New Guinea, shields have a recognizable visual style as they are a way for a man to claim his community identity. Shields can be seen in many …
War Art & Ritual: Shields from the Pacific - Oceanic Art Society
No wonder shields were so much more than protective wooden panels, becoming imbued with totemic, psychological and mythical powers through form and decoration. One’s life literally …
New Guinea Shields, Papua New Guinea and Papua (Irian Jaya), …
Shields provide defense against weapons which include bows with bone or bamboo-tipped arrows, sharp wooden spears, stone axes and bone knives. Contemporary additions are metal …
Upper Sepik River Shields, Papua New Guinea - Art-Pacific.com
The remote Green River flows close to Papua New Guinea's border between its West Sepik Province and Indonesia's Papua (Irian Jaya) Province. The isolated groups of people in this …
The Phantom is a huge phenomenon in Papua New Guinea and …
Apr 19, 2019 · When you think of places a comic book hero might turn up, the tribal war shields of the Papua New Guinea highlands are probably not what springs to mind. But PNG's love for …