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| Trait origins in Trobriand war-shields : the uncommon selection of an image cluster. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; no. 79 |
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| Title: | Trait origins in Trobriand war-shields : the uncommon selection of an image cluster. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; no. 79 |
| Authors: | Gifford, Philip Collins, 1919- |
| Issue Date: | 1996 |
| Publisher: | New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History |
| Series/Report no.: | Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 79 |
| Abstract: | The Trobriand Islands, located in the Solomon Sea east of Papua New Guinea, are part of an area of the South Pacific rich in tribal art. More than 60 decorated Trobriand war-shields, collected between 1885 and 1914, are now housed in museums and private collections. The front face of each wooden shield is ornamented with a variant of a design that is unique in the region. So far, there has been no agreement as to the meaning of the motif or how it might have originated. |
| Description: | 13 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 13) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/261 |
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