Shields (varra or curregie)

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Object Number 23-46-70/D1716.1

Display Title Shields (varra or curregie)

Descriptions

Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, oval, red and white incised painted designs, split

Classification

Shield

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia

Additional Geographic Terms Austalia, northwest;

Materials Wood, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 104.3 x 17.7 x 5.5 cm (41 1/16 x 6 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object D-1716; 23-46-70/D1716.1

Provenance

Collector E. Clement (1922)

Seller Donated by Unknown (2/26/1923)

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