Subject: tesumajipic warrior
Culture: Asmat
Setting: tribal warfare, Casuarina Coast 20thc
Object: jamasj shield
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* Tropenmuseum > Nieuw-Guinea
"Oorlogsschild Dit oorlogsschild is versierd met koppensnellerssymbolen en het gezicht van een voorouder dat de vijand schrik aan moest jagen. Het schild, dat gemaakt is met stenen werktuigen, is een van de oudste Asmatschilden in museumcollecties. Hout, verf. Asmat (volk), zuidkust Papoea, Indonesië. 19de eeuw."
"War shield This war shield is decorated with headhunter symbols and the face of an ancestor to scare the enemy. Made with stone implements, this is one of the oldest Asmat shields in any museum collection. Wood, paint. Asmat (people), south coast of Papua, Indonesia. 19th century."
* Tropenmuseum > Nieuw-Guinea
"Oorlgsschild Op dit oorlogsschild is onder meer een vliegende hond afgebeeld, een koppensnellerssymbool. De zigzaglijnen stellen waarschijnlijk de bliksem voor. De makers van het schild gebruikten stenen gereedschappen. Hout, verf. Asmat (volk), zuidkust Papoea, Indonesië. 1909."
"War shield The flying fox depicted on this war shield was a head-hunter symbol. The zigzag lines probably indicate lightning. It was made using stone tools. Wood, paint. Asmat (people), south coast of Papua, Indonesia. 1909." ...
* Tropenmuseum > Nieuw-Guinea
"Oorlogsschild Hout, verf. Asmat (volk),
zuidkust Papoea, Indonesië,begin 20ste eeuw."
"War shield Wood, paint. Asmat (people),
South coast, Papua, Indonesia, early 20th century." ...
* Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology > Pacific Islands Hall
"Child's Shield or Toy Indonesia" ...
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cf. Benitez/Barbier eds. 2000 p172 <
"The shields shown on photographs published by Gerbrands all present a black band across the top of the motif, a feature which can also be seen on a photograph taken by Gunther Konrad and published by Nicholas Thomas (1995). On the very tip, there is a schematic anthropomorphic figure, known as 'penis (tjemen), but also called kawe once it loses its phallic appearance and becomes a likeness of a human being. Below, the curvilinear motifs represent either the 'wings' of the flying fox (tar), or curved nose ornaments made of shell (bipane). Depending on their arrangement, these elements, coloured red and variously combined, can stand for a human figure. Gerbrands speaks of the 'ladder of the ancestors'."
* Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology > Pacific Islands Hall
"Shield Papua New Guinea" ...
* Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology > Pacific Islands Hall
"Woman's shield Papua New Guinea" ...
