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MENDI BUCKLE, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea - Lot 24

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MENDI BUCKLE, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea - Lot 24
MENDI BUCKLE, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Hardwood, pigments, vegetable fibers. H. 125 cm The colors as well as the ornamental motifs are characteristic of the Mendi productions, a people settled in the Highlands, the most fertile region of Papua New Guinea. A double-branched motif crosses the length of the shield in medium relief. Made of vegetable fibers. See Papuan Art - Austronesians and Papuans of New Guinea, Editions Réunions des musées nationaux et Musées de Marseille, 2000, page 212 for related examples.
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