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Object Number
2004.24.18205
Display Title
Decorative dancing shield
Descriptions
Object Description
Dancing shield. A,W. Fuller Collection. New Guinea. Trobriands Provinience. Acc. No. 46-54. 3 x 4 cf Frith, Art and Life in New Guinea. page 86 (Peabody Museum). Photograph F.B. Pleasants.
Subject
- Decorative
- Shield
- Dance
Department
Photographic
Artist
Frederick Rhodes Pleasants
Culture
- Melanesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.18206 | Portion of dancing shield |
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