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Shield
Object Number 07-61-70/72605
Display Title Shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, curved, handle one side, inlaid shell designs on one side, painted
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Maluku Islands / Halmahera Island
Additional Geographic Terms Moluccas, Maluku, Islands
Materials Wood, Shell, Pigment, Plant fiber, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 81.1 x 11.7 x 9.4 cm (31 15/16 x 4 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72595

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