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Shield2705/3

Wood citak shield, oval-like shaped with a slight taper at both ends but one has a straight edge while the other is pointed. Detailed with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the curved geometric design are painted orange and white with a black outline. The pointed top is white with an orange trapezoid on either side. The side edges and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of brown synthetic twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, synthetic fibre, clay, ochre pigment and charcoal pigment ?
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/4

Wooden coastal shield, rectangular in shape with rounded corners and a slight taper at the bottom. Detailed with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the geometric design is painted orange and outlined in black all on a white ground framed in black. White stripe on top and bottom. Small carved head sits on the top middle edge. Two sets of four bundles of sennit attached along the side edges, one is missing. The back has black painted, triangular design on either side of a carved out handle; piece of twisted fibre twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, sennit fibre, clay, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ?, pigment and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/2

Wood citak shield, triangular-like shaped with a slight curve on one side. Detailed with a stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the triangular geometric design are painted orange and outlined in black. The triangles alternate with white recessed v-shapes and horizontal lines of white rectangles in between. The pointed top is brown with a white triangle near the tip. The sides and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of brown synthetic twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, clay, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ? and synthetic fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield2705/1

Wood citak shield, oval-like shape with a bilaterally symmetrical stylized design carved in relief. The recesses of the c-like shape geometric design is painted white and outlined in black all on a brown ground. The top is brown with a white line running vertically through a black triangle. The sides and bottom are painted black. The back has a carved out handle; piece of twisted fibre twine attached.

Culture
Asmat
Material
wood, ochre pigment, charcoal pigment ?, clay and fibre
Made in
Papua, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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