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SHIELD
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Museum Nasional Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia
The Asmat people only recognize red, white and black as colors in their lives. The white of this shield symbolizes the Upper World as the place where ancestral souls are dwelling. By using the white color, they are marking the presence of ancestors, who will provide them with protection wherever the shield is taken.
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Details
- Title: SHIELD
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator Gender: None
- Location: Unknown, Indonesia
- Place Part Of: Indonesia
- Physical Dimensions: w410 x h1210 mm
- Classification: Ethnography
- Type: wood carving
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