Oceanic Shields

Parrying shield (qauata), Solomon Islands, late 19th - early 20th century, carved wood, Honolulu Museum of Art, accession 3171

Exhibit in the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Photography was permitted without restriction; exhibit is old enough so that it is in the public domain.

Exhibit in the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Photography was permitted without restriction; exhibit is old enough so that it is in the public domain.

Exhibit in the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Photography was permitted without restriction; exhibit is old enough so that it is in the public domain.

Aboriginesofvictoria01-fig115

Français : BOUCLIERS: 1. Egypticien. — 2. Assyrien. — 3. Etrusque. — 4. Grec. — 5. Romain. — 6. Du soldat romain. — 7. Gaulois. — 8. Pavois des troupes à pied (à dater du XIV S.). — 9. Bouclier en amende (XI e More

Mulga, fig. 114 as illustrated in "Aborigines in Victoria"

Mulga, fig. 113 as illustrated in "Aborigines in Victoria"

Deutsch: Amulettfigur English: Amulet Figure Amulet Figure, Yuat area, Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 19th–20th century, view from the right 

Deutsch: Amulettfigur English: Amulet Figure Amulet Figure, Yuat area, Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 19th–20th century, view from the left 

Deutsch: Amulettfigur English: Amulet Figure Amulet Figure, Yuat area, Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 19th–20th century, front view 

Deutsch: Hohao-Ahnenbrett English: Hohao Board Tok Pisin: Hohao Banis Hohao Board, Papua New Guinea, 19th-20th century, front view 

Deutsch: Hohao-Ahnenbrett English: Hohao Board Tok Pisin: Hohao Banis Hohao Board, Papua New Guinea, 19th-20th century, view from the back 

Deutsch: Ahnenschild English: Ancestral Shield Tok Pisin: Tumbuna Banis Ancestral Shield, Papua New Guinea, 19th-20th century, front view 

Deutsch: Hohao-Ahnenbrett English: Hohao Board Tok Pisin: Hohao Banis Hohao Board, Papua New Guinea, 19th-20th century, view from the back 

Deutsch: Hohao-Ahnenbrett English: Hohao Board Tok Pisin: Hohao Banis Hohao Board, Papua New Guinea, 19th-20th century, front view 

Deutsch: Ahnenschild English: Ancestral Shield Tok Pisin: Tumbuna Banis Ancestral Shield, Papua New Guinea, 19th-20th century, side view from the right 

Solomon Islands, Santa Isabel Island, circa 1800 Sculpture Basketry, parinarium nut paste, shell inlay, and pigment 36 1/4 x 11 x 2 1/2 in. (92.08 x 27.94 x 6.35 cm) Purchased with funds provided by the Eli a More

Solomon Islands, Santa Isabel Island, circa 1800 Sculpture Basketry, parinarium nut paste, shell inlay, and pigment 36 1/4 x 11 x 2 1/2 in. (92.08 x 27.94 x 6.35 cm) Purchased with funds provided by the Eli a More

Ceremonial shield made from strips of wood, parinarium nut paste and nautilus mother-of-pearl. Solomon Islands, first half of the 19th century. Français : Bouclier de cérémonie. Lames de bois et coquilles de More

Deutsch: Kampfschild, Papua-Neuguinea, untere Sepik-Region, Kambrambo-Gebiet, 19. Jh./frühes 20. Jh. Holz, Gras, Bast Museum Rietberg, Zürich; Geschenk Eduard von der Heydt, Inv. Nr. RME 129

Zürich, Museum Rietberg, Schaudepot, Objekte der Südseesammlung