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Object Number
2004.24.23836
Display Title
Carved wooden shield painted and decorated with grass
Descriptions
Subject
- Wood
- Grass
- Shield
Department
Photographic
Date
1965
Artist
Arsen E. Charles
Culture
- Melanesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
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<State>
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<County>
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<City>
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May River
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 x 8.89 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47-73-70/2886 | Carved wooden shield, painted and decorated with grass |
Shield
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Papua New Guinea
| |
| 2004.24.24148 | Painted and carved wooden shield with carved figure on top |
Ewer
| ||
| 2004.24.23834 | Large painted and carved wooden shield |
Papuan G.
| ||
| 2004.24.23837 | Painted and carved wooden shield (Jimbes) |
Ewer
| ||
| 2004.24.23829.2 | Wooden shield with filigree work of human masks and animals intertwined |
Papua New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.24.23829.1 | Wooden shield with filigree work of human masks and animals intertwined |
Papua New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.24.23832 | Wooden shield |
Papuan G.
| ||
| 2004.24.23855 | Carved and painted wooden hanger |
Nyourangai
| ||
| 2004.24.23860 | Large painted wooden stool with carved head having boar tusks through nose |
Nyourangai
| ||
| 2004.24.23862 | Large wooden stool with 3 carved figures painted red, white, and black |
Papua New Guinea
| ||
| 2004.24.22995 | Carved and painted wooden stool |
Tambonum
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Tambonum
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