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Four Ceremonial Shields for Tambaran House

STATE OF PRESERVATION: Dehydration of the feathers. Damages of the feathers. Splitting of the wood. RESTORATION PROCESS INCLUDES: • Pesticide treatment • Removal of the dust • Dry-cleaning of the feathers • Consolidation of the wooden supports • Re-hydration of the feathers • Integration of the missing parts where needed • Overall consolidation • Photographic documentation and summary Total cost € 30.000,00 contact our office for further information These four wonderful shields are decorated with mosaics made of feathers. They are named Molon and portray a large human face, an animal and various decorations. They all come from Melanesia and they were brought to Europe in 1930 by the explorer Gregory Bateson. Some of them are presently in the Cambridge Museum. These objects are extremely rare, since their production did not continue after the Natives came in contact with Eurepeans.

Index for this Department: Introduction Japanese Armor of Kon Kebiki Odoshi Gomai Dangaie-Do-Tosei-Gusoku Chinese Armor of a General of the Manciù Dinasty Peacocks Under a Cherry Tree Two Tapa Masks from Melanesia Ten Colored Xylographies Four Ceremonial Shields for Tambaran House Two Ritual Masks Tubuai and Duk-Duk Bundu Costume Two Vanatu Masks Tambaran Ten Funerary Poles Sacred Polynesian Reliquary Eskimo Kayak Two African Lirae Japanese Sword Wakizashi signed “Yasutsugu”

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