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Art lovers pay thousands for unique PNG war shields featuring 'The Phantom'
Category: Education
Duration: 00:06:54
Publish Date: 2021-06-20 20:00:00
Description: Australian art lovers are paying thousands of dollars for unique tribal war shields from Papua New Guinea that feature the comic book hero "The Phantom". The shields were traditionally used by during tribal warfare in PNG's highlands, but they became obsolete when homemade weapons and guns appeared, and now around a dozen of the special Phantom ones are being exhibited at an art gallery in Sydney.
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