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Object Number 35-120-10/5191
Display Title Shield -- skin stretched on frame of wood
Descriptions
Object Description Shield -- skin stretched on frame of wood
Inventory Description Shield, wood ring w/ hide dome lashed on, white radiant design on outer surface
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Pyramid Lake
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 46 cm (6 11/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-120-10/5191
Provenance
Collector Willard Zerbe Park (06/12/1935-08/01/1935)
Intermediary Willard Zerbe Park (12/11/1935)

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