Papuan Gulf Shoulder Shield-Skiller Collection-New Guinea Art-Oceanic Art Provenance
Papuan Gulf shoulder shield, coastal Namau culture area, Purari Delta, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, collected by Australian Army medic Allan Henrey Skiller in the 1940s, by descent through the family, late 19th/early 20th century, 16” (40.8 cm) in height. Published in "OCEANIC ART: PROVENANCE AND HISTORY" edited by Michael Hamson, pages 62/63, item 10.