RARE KANINGARA CLAN WARRIOR ARROW DEFLECTOR WAR SHIELD SEPIK PAPUA GUINEA 9A29

Item 9A29 in our inventory

Very tall and scarce war shield

Polychrome Arrow Deflector or Clan Shield

From Kaningara village, Papua New Guinea

(Owner seen on photo 2)

Used to protect the warrior against arrows directed at him during a revenge raid against an opposite tribe.

(Seen on 7 of the pictures) 

(The rest of the photos either show photos of tribes we take when we are there, and also some of them show how good and powerful primitive art looks displayed in a home)

A very scarce and large older panel collected in the field 25 years back.

East Sepik, Papua New Guinea,

51" tall by 13 1/2” and curved to protect more efficiently on the sides. 

Shipping such tall and often heavy items can run us 100.00's of dollars out of pocket. Please consider it.

Decorated with carved geometric motifs, polychrome designs created with natural pigments and meant to scare the opponent.

It was stored in the man's house when not in use and the motifs identify the clan from this village.

it is also considered a spiritual protection during war, hence the motifs often created to scare the opponent and freeze him in his tracks, in this one's case, it has many eyes staring at the enemy and faces upright and upside down.

We have other shields including some from the Asmat region available, arrow reflectors and panels as well as story boards, gope boards etc...

Some of the photos are of tribes taken while we are there.

Every Arrow Reflector we have is unique: no twos are the same as each is created by its owner.

All our collector and rare items come with pages and pages of research about provenance, and with history of the tribes and photos as well, depending on item and whenever possible. When shipping internationally, we group ship multiple purchases to save you money, and find the best rates available. If you have any questions or want to see research conducted on this piece and photos of tribes, let us know.

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