Old War Shield from Papua New Guinea

An old war shield, Lumi area, Torricelli Mountains, West Sepik,…
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An old war shield, Lumi area, Torricelli Mountains, West Sepik,Papua New Guinea, 19th century; shield collection no. M-940. Provenance: Stanley Moriarty (1906-1978); Moriarty was an avid collector of New Guinea Art in the 1950'-1960s. He made several field collecting trips to the Highlands of New Guinea and his fine collection was partially gifted, and sold to, the Art Gallery of NSW. Some of these pieces were first displayed in the seminal exhibition 'Melanesian Art', curated by Tony Tuckson in 1966; other works acquired by Moriarty were exhibited in 'Aboriginal and Melanesian Art' at the AGNSW in 1973. 82 x 59 cm

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