I knew that about eagle 🪶 s, did not know it included Redtails.
Derail: was at a yard sale held by a N. A. artist who had this warshield replica for sale, and the feather gotcha came up.
He assured me they were painted goose feathers, lol. The tail and butt are springbok, not native to here so...

#Chronopia #Dwarves Warshield

Rare & early Shield
Wood, pigments, binding handle, grass fringe
Late 19th century
Ramu river, East Sepik Province
Papua New Guinea

#tribal #oceanic #oceanicart #papuanewguinea #ramuriver #eastsepik #shield #carvedwood #pigment #warshield #handmade #late19thcentury #tribalart

“EX-COMPETIDOR WARSHIELD” GENTE COMO ASSIM