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"Geometrics of Aggression: Shields of the New Guinea Highlands," installation view at Cavin-Morris
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POP TRIBAL
by N.F. Karlins



During this year’s Tribal Art Fair, a new category of art emerged -- "Pop Tribal." From the Central Highlands of the main island of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific came large wooden fighting shields emblazoned with Lee Falk’s comic book hero, the Phantom.

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