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Wooden shield, painted
Object Number 18-20-70/D1261
Display Title Wooden shield, painted
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, long oval, recessed handle, painted facial design, reed binding
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mengen
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / New Britain
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Wood, Fiber, Pigment, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 141.4 x 24.9 x 9.7 cm (55 11/16 x 9 13/16 x 3 13/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object D1261; [145765]

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