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Polychromed Shield
Object Number 2000.18.60
Display Title Polychromed Shield
Descriptions
Object Description Shield, carved and painted; maker's label on back
Inventory Description Shield, elliptical, polychrome, zoomorph and human figures, knob at center
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Queensland
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 60 x 18.9 x 11.4 cm (23 5/8 x 7 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.18.60; QUEENSLAND ABORIGINAL CREATIONS / QUEENSLAND DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
Credit Line Gift of Ann Leigh Minturn, 2000
Provenance
Collector Ann Leigh Minturn (6/13/2000)
Donor Ann Leigh Minturn (6/13/2000)

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