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Scudo

Early to mid-19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 353
Luccicanti ed enigmatici, gli scudi intarsiati delle Isole Salomone sono in prevalenza scudi di vimini ricoperti con pasta di noce parinaria, successivamente dipinti e intarsiati con madreperla. Oggi ne rimangono soltanto venticinque. Solitamente gli scudi presentano una figura umana al centro, forse un guerriero o uno spirito protettore, disposto sopra una fascia trasversale, spesso decorata con volti umani, come nello scudo qui presentato. Estremamente fragili, questi scudi probabilmente erano oggetti cerimoniali che venivano portati come simbolo della condizione sociale e del valore guerriero.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Scudo
  • Data: Inizi-metà del XIX secolo
  • Area geografica: Isole Salomone, probabilmente isola della Nuova Georgia o Guadalcanal (scudo), forse isola di Santa Isabel (intarsi)
  • Materiale e tecnica: Fibra, pasta di noce parinaria, conchiglia a spirale nautilus, pigmento
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 84,5 cm
  • Crediti: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, dono di Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1972
  • Numero d'inventario: 1978.412.730
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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