Home Art Collection Works Collection Search Advanced search Works where medium is Arms & armour (124) works on display (1) works with images (79) Filter by: Collection area Origin Media Date/period Artist A–Z 1 2 3 Sort by: artist surname oldest first (excludes undated works) newest first (excludes undated works) title image availability accession number Gumine District, Simbu (Chimbu) Province, Papua New Guinea Kuman (war shield) mid 20th century, collected 1966 260.1978 Image not available Anglimp-South Waghi District, Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea Kumba reipe (fighting shield) 1980s 236.2013 Banz, Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea Kumba reipe (fighting shield) 1980s 237.2013 Kakoli people Kune kanda pine (under-arm shield) mid 20th century, collected 1963 304.1978 Image not available Jufri Village, Unir River, Papua Province, West Papua Region, Indonesia Lamasj (war shield) mid 20th century, collected circa 1968 IA3.1968 Japan Menuki (in the shape of armour sleeve and strings) 19th century 428.1996 Image not available Koroba, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Pick (fighting cassowary point) collected 1965-1966 732.1979 Japan Quatrefoil-shaped sword guard ('tsuba') with design of landscape with castle, pine tree, mill and bridge 19th century 437.1996 East Kalimantan, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia Quiver for poison darts (tolor or telenga) 19th century-20th century 546.2010.a-b Image not available Ap Ma people Shield early 20th century-mid 20th century, collected 1961 160.1976 Image not available Nuku, Torricelli Mountains, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea Shield early 20th century, collected circa 1957 166.1976 Wonenara, Obura-Wonenara District, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield 255.1978 Aiyura Valley, Kainantu District, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1966 261.1978 Okapa District, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1964 262.1978 Tambul, Tambul-Nebilyer District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1963 302.1978 Tambul, Tambul-Nebilyer District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1963 303.1978 Tambul, Tambul-Nebilyer District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected circa 1963 305.1978 Lake Kopiago, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1969 306.1978 Tambul, Tambul-Nebilyer District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1963 307.1978 Image not available Det, Poroma District, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield early 20th century, collected 1969 476.1979 Image not available Abaninofi, Kainantu District, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield early 20th century, collected circa 1972 477.1979 Image not available Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield 486.1979 Image not available Sumia, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1969 487.1979 Tambul, Tambul-Nebilyer District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield 488.1979 Image not available Papua New Guinea Shield 489.1979 Papua New Guinea Shield 491.1979 Image not available Papua New Guinea Shield 494.1979 Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1969 465.1979 Laiagam, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1963 466.1979 Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield 467.1979 Frieda River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Shield IA1.1969 Chambri Lake, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1965 420.1994 Image not available Chambri Lake, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Shield collected 1965 421.1994 Image not available Tulum, Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield 763.1979 Bontoc Shield 20th century 221.2005 Bontoc Shield 20th century 222.2005 Image not available Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield and sling 259.1978 Image not available Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Shield, paid fight leaders shield 256.1978 North Sumatra, Indonesia Short sword (piso sanalenggam) late 19th century-early 20th century 531.2010.a-b Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Spear collected 1969 844.1979 Image not available Lower Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Spear thrower collected 1965 424.1994 Japan Sword guard ('tsuba') with design of bat and cobweb 19th century 434.1996 Japan Sword guard ('tsuba') with openwork design of man reading and a bull 19th century 440.1996 Japan Sword ('katana') 19th century 441.1996.a-b Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia Sword (mandau) with scabbard 19th century-20th century 540.2010.a-b Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia Sword (mandau) with scabbard and knife 19th century-20th century 541.2010.a-c Bawomataluo village, Teluk Dalam, South Nias, Indonesia Sword with scabbard and amulet basket (belato sebua) late 19th century-early 20th century 526.2010.a-b Alor, East Nusa Tenggara, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Sword with scabbard (moso or rugi) late 19th century 552.2010.a-b Japan tsuba (with design of old man) 19th century 438.1996 Japan tsuba (with paulownia and karakusa pattern design) 19th century 436.1996 Japan Tsuba (with pierced design of boy with scroll) 19th century 432.1996 Japan tsuba (with pierced design of old man and his young attendant in a landscape with a plum tree, waterfall and a crane in flight) 19th century 431.1996 Mogarashi Sōten tsuba (with pierced design of two samurai, one on a horse and another on the ground, under a blossoming tree) circa 1700 433.1996 Japan tsuba (with pierced net design) 19th century 439.1996 Japan tsuba (with pierced quatrefoil design) 19th century 435.1996 Japan Wakizashi 19th century 442.1996.a-i Nias, Indonesia Warrior's shield (baluse) late 19th century-early 20th century 527.2010 Map, Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Wörrumbi (shoulder shield) early 20th century-mid 20th century, collected 1969 264.1977 On display – North Building, lower level 1 Mendi people Wörrumbi (shoulder shield) mid 20th century, collected 1969 266.1977 Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Wörrumbi (shoulder shield) collected 1969 267.1977 1 2 3