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Object Number 33-38-70/147.2
Display Title Shields
Descriptions
Object Description Shields
Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, forked ends, central ridge, fiber strips, painted designs
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bontoc Igorot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines
Dimensions Overall: 109.8 x 26.5 x 7.2 cm (43 1/4 x 10 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-38-70/147.2

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