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盾牌

Early to mid-19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 353
所罗门群岛的镶嵌图案盾闪亮而神秘，大多是在普通编织盾牌表面覆盖一层姜饼木果糊，再于其上作画并嵌入珍珠母而成的。至今世界上仅存留了大约二十五件这样的盾牌。这些盾牌上总是描绘有一个中心人像，他可能是位武士或保护神，下面有一条横向的装饰带，常常饰有人面像，正如图中盾牌所示。这种盾牌非常脆弱，以前可能是用来标志社会地位和战场上英勇表现的仪式用品。

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Object Information
  • 标题: 盾牌
  • 创作日期: 十九世纪早中期
  • 地域: 所罗门群岛，可能来自新乔治亚岛或瓜达尔卡纳尔岛（盾），可能来自圣伊萨贝尔岛（镶嵌）
  • 材料: 纤维，姜饼木果糊，鹦鹉螺壳，颜料
  • 尺寸: 高331⁄4 英寸（84.5厘米）
  • 来源信息: 迈克尔·C·洛克菲勒纪念收藏，尼尔森·A·洛克菲勒捐赠，1972年
  • 藏品编号: 1978.412.730
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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