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Object Number
23-46-70/D1716.2
Display Title
Shields (varra or curregie)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, carved wood, oval, red and white grooved pigmented designs
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms
Austalia, northwest
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 89.4 x 15 x 4.5 cm (35 3/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
E. Clement
(1922)
Seller
Donated by
Unknown
(2/26/1923)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-46-70/D1716.1 | Shields (varra or curregie) |
Shield
|
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 25-46-70/D2442.1 | Shields |
Shield
|
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| 25-46-70/D2442.2 | Shields |
Shield
|
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| |
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Shield
|
Philippines
| |
| 33-38-70/147.2 | Shields |
Shield
|
Philippines
| |
| 33-38-70/147 | Shields |
Shield
|
Philippines
| |
| 29-4-50/H742 | Shields, black and white fur borders |
Shield
|
Congo
| |
| 24-32-50/B3706 | Shields |
Shield
|
Uganda
| |
| 96-25-70/49452 | War shields |
Shield
|
Kerepurne
| |
| 96-25-70/49451 | War shields |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 30-2-50/B4914 | War shields, raffia basket work, pontien |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3591 | Basket-work shields, the bafia call themselves "bakwak" |
Shield
|
Cameroon
|