Body Armour

Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art

Date 19/20th century

Epoque 1750-1850, 1850-1900, 19th century, 20th century

Origine Melanesia

Medium Woven cane

Dimension 42.5 x 36.5 x 29 cm (16³/₄ x 14³/₈ x 11³/₈ inches)

Fly River, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia.
A rare cuirass or body-armour made of plaited cane.

Date: 19/20th century

Epoque: 1750-1850, 1850-1900, 19th century, 20th century

Origine: Melanesia

Medium: Woven cane

Dimension: 42.5 x 36.5 x 29 cm (16³/₄ x 14³/₈ x 11³/₈ inches)

Provenance: Collected in the field prior to 1910. Ex coll. : P.L. collection c. 1910; L.R. Hornshaw (1903-85), eldest son of B.L. Hornshaw, Australia; presented to a subsequent owner by L.R.H. on 14/3/1935. With a paper label stating “Cuirass or corselet, body protector against arrows Fly River New Guinea 1910, Pres. By L.R.H 14.3.35” on one side and “Body protector, Fly River New Guinea from P.L. collection (1910), Pres. By L.R.H. 1935” on the other.

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