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Description: PAPUA NEW GUINEA LOWER SEPIK RIVER SHIELD OR MASK - Consists of black-pigmented red clay set in a wicker frame, lined with cassowary feathers, and studded with cowries, dentalia, and round Conus shell sections. Likely mid-20th century or earlier. Condition as is: unstable, being tied but not fixed to a bamboo pole; missing shells and clay likely including a proboscis-like arch that would have extended over the center row of cone shell tops. 49"H x 9.5"W x 7"D.