2 fine Mendi shields to view.

Tim Simmons · 29th September 2015, 08:57 AM

Correction "Worrumbi" is not a clan name. It is the name for the largest shields used in the Mendi valley. Here is an extract about contact in the Mendi valley 1954. Taken from the link which is extremely informative but very long. Hence the extract.

INTRODUCTORY VOTE:-
The following; "thesis is based on field-work carried
out in three periods: June to December, 1954; July, 1955
to. October, 1956; and July to -becember, 1958. The first
two visits were assisted by research grants from the University
of Sydney, and the third was financed by the W.M.
Strong Fellowship, which I held for 1957 and 1958.
Field-work-in this area presented certain difficulties.
When I arrived in Mendi in 1954, the government - station (the
first in the Southern Highlands District) had benn open for
only four years, and the whole . District was a "restricted,-
area". The natives were still hostile, and while. I was
there, government patrols were ,attacked twice, whin six'
miles of the station. Travelling without an armed escort
was presumed dangerous for Europeans, and our movements
were severely restricted. I myself was given more latitude
than were most Europeans who were not Native Affairs Officers, , but, until my, hird visit in 1958, I was not allowed more
than 10 miles north of Mendi station, nor could I enter the
neighbouring Lai Valley.

http://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb21855464/_1.pdf

Tim Simmons · 10th October 2015, 11:51 AM

She sings loudly now.

I have a copy of a journal.

The art of war: Wola shield designs
Paul Sillitoe
University of Manchester
Journ. Royal Anthropol. Inst. (MAN) 15
No. 3, 1980

I post the the most relevant pages. Here this type of shield is spelt "watumbiy" and I think the information will help us understand more what we see in this thread, unpainted but displaying heavy use.

Tim Simmons · 15th September 2016, 06:31 PM

Adding to the controversy as too how recent these shields are, or are not. Look at the shield on the wall in the background of this informative video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVjhhHdOB8I

Tim Simmons · 12th October 2016, 06:20 PM

Just wanted to add this pic of the new shield with the one on the wall, as the one in the back ground featured in the Australian Museum video.

Tim Simmons · 8th April 2018, 11:58 AM

This one in Barcelona.

Tim Simmons · 26th August 2018, 04:19 PM

Another.

https://www.bowers.org/collections/m...b6c-9030-a98cd

Tim Simmons · 19th December 2022, 05:37 PM

I know it is an old thread but as the link has stopped I am adding the picture of an unpainted shield. It lacks any patina which may indicate that it has not been used as a door or sleeping platform or been painted clean and repainted over a period of use??

10th October 2015, 11:51 AM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Not over till the fat lady sings! She sings loudly now. I have a copy of a journal. The art of war: Wola shield designs Paul Sillitoe University of Manchester Journ. Royal Anthropol. Inst. (MAN) 15 No. 3, 1980 I post the the most relevant pages. Here this type of shield is spelt "watumbiy" and I think the information will help us understand more what we see in this thread, unpainted but displaying heavy use. Attached Images

12th October 2016, 06:20 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Just wanted to add this pic of the new shield with the one on the wall, as the one in the back ground featured in the Australian Museum video. Attached Images

8th April 2018, 11:58 AM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	This one in Barcelona. Attached Images

19th December 2022, 05:37 PM	#7
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	just adding as link no longer works I know it is an old thread but as the link has stopped I am adding the picture of an unpainted shield. It lacks any patina which may indicate that it has not been used as a door or sleeping platform or been painted clean and repainted over a period of use?? Attached Images

29th September 2015, 08:57 AM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Correction "Worrumbi" is not a clan name. It is the name for the largest shields used in the Mendi valley. Here is an extract about contact in the Mendi valley 1954. Taken from the link which is extremely informative but very long. Hence the extract. INTRODUCTORY VOTE:- The following; "thesis is based on field-work carried out in three periods: June to December, 1954; July, 1955 to. October, 1956; and July to -becember, 1958. The first two visits were assisted by research grants from the University of Sydney, and the third was financed by the W.M. Strong Fellowship, which I held for 1957 and 1958. Field-work-in this area presented certain difficulties. When I arrived in Mendi in 1954, the government - station (the first in the Southern Highlands District) had benn open for only four years, and the whole . District was a "restricted,- area". The natives were still hostile, and while. I was there, government patrols were ,attacked twice, whin six' miles of the station. Travelling without an armed escort was presumed dangerous for Europeans, and our movements were severely restricted. I myself was given more latitude than were most Europeans who were not Native Affairs Officers, , but, until my, hird visit in 1958, I was not allowed more than 10 miles north of Mendi station, nor could I enter the neighbouring Lai Valley. http://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb21855464/_1.pdf

15th September 2016, 06:31 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Adding to the controversy as too how recent these shields are, or are not. Look at the shield on the wall in the background of this informative video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVjhhHdOB8I

26th August 2018, 04:19 PM	#6
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Another. https://www.bowers.org/collections/m...b6c-9030-a98cd