Photo by Dr Rosita Henry
Accession Number: Oc.1933.0403.5
Museum: British Museum
Date Acquired: 1933
Collector: Derwent Vallance (1875-1960)
Date Collected: c.1903
Where from: L895 x W330 x D90mm (Boss: L110 x W85mm)
Description: Curved shield of wood, with a central raised boss. The front is painted with a design in faded white, red and yellow pigments outlined in black. The reverse is coloured red and has a loop handle cut from the solid. Donated by collector’s sister, Florence Walker – see the doc 907.
See: ‘Derwent Vallance’ authored by Dr Rosita Henry
http://www.jcucollections.org/?page_id=1108
Contact: Dr Gaye Sculthorpe, Curator of Oceania
British Museum, Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG, UK
Phone: +44 20 7323 8035