Mahogany Shield from the Bali Hai Supper Club, St Paul, MN - Collecting Tiki

SM Scott McGerik Grand Member (1 year) Joined: Feb 23, 2005 Posts: 306	SM Scott McGerik Posted posted on Wed, Feb 1, 2006 9:31 AM I purchased this carved, mahogany shield from an antique store in Minneapolis, MN. The owner claimed the shield came from the now defunct Bali Hai Supper Club, formerly in St. Paul, MN and was purchased in 1948. The front has two faces and on the reverse is a carved handle. The shield is in good condition with a few scratches and nicks. There are six holes in it, presumably for attaching it to the wall with screws. My question is: what is the origin of this shield? There are no markings on it to tell me where it was carved. Is it Polynesian? Indonesian? African? A larger image of the top face: A larger image of the bottom face: [ Edited by: Scott McGerik 2007-07-24 07:26 ]

I purchased this carved, mahogany shield from an antique store in Minneapolis, MN. The owner claimed the shield came from the now defunct Bali Hai Supper Club, formerly in St. Paul, MN and was purchased in 1948.

The front has two faces and on the reverse is a carved handle. The shield is in good condition with a few scratches and nicks. There are six holes in it, presumably for attaching it to the wall with screws.

My question is: what is the origin of this shield? There are no markings on it to tell me where it was carved. Is it Polynesian? Indonesian? African?

A larger image of the top face:

A larger image of the bottom face:

[ Edited by: Scott McGerik 2007-07-24 07:26 ]

Post #211960 by Scott McGerik on Wed, Feb 1, 2006 9:31 AM