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Catalogue number: 5614
Sulawesi, Talaud Island, a rare narrow wooden shield, 19th century
a central vertical ridge with in the centre a rhombic shaped hand protection, decorated with a floral pattern in low relief, reinforcements through rattan strips, along both sides a row of plant fiber border with tufts; remnants of painted geometrical patterns. (cracks and small damage)
h. 151 and w. 22 cm.
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Hammer price: € 3,800
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