Trait origins in Trobriand war-shields : the uncommon selection of an image cluster. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; no. 79

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dc.contributor.authorGifford, Philip Collins, 1919-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-02-08T17:18:29Z
dc.date.available2006-02-08T17:18:29Z
dc.date.issued1996en_US
dc.description13 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 13)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/261
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAnthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 79en_US
dc.subject.lccGN2 .A27 no.79, 1996en_US
dc.subject.lcshShields -- Papua New Guinea -- Trobriand Islands.en_US
dc.subject.lcshArt -- Papua New Guinea -- Trobriand Islands.en_US
dc.titleTrait origins in Trobriand war-shields : the uncommon selection of an image cluster. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; no. 79en_US
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