Shield Item Number: 3383/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Shield with designs carved in low relief on the convex front. The body has abstract mirrored M-shaped designs in orange-red, outlined in black, with brown in the negative space. The top of the shield has abstract eyes and nose. Back is plain except for a single black line painted horizontally across the shield above a large vertical carved handle.
Narrative
According to the donor, the Asmat objects in this accession (3383/1-12), as well as one other carving sold to MOA in 1990 (1481/1), were collected by an explorer named Jim Allen during two trips: one in the spring of 1989, the other in the fall of 1989. On the second expedition they explored the remote Asmat territories of the upper Brazza and Senggo, by hiking down from the highlands. This shield was said to have been from a small village called 'Sepana'?
Item History
- Made in Papua, Indonesia
- Collected during 1989
- Owned by Jim Allen
- Owned by Joanne Fallow before August 21, 2019
- Received from Joanne Fallow (Donor) on August 21, 2019
What
Who
- Culture
- Asmat
- Previous Owner
- Jim Allen and Joanne Fallow
- Received from
- Joanne Fallow (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua, Indonesia
When
- Collection Date
- during 1989
- Ownership Date
- before August 21, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on August 21, 2019
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3383/0006