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Object Number
25-46-70/D2442.1
Display Title
Shields
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, carved wood, ovoid, red and white grooved pigmented designs
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Goldsfields-Esperance
/
Laverton
Additional Geographic Terms
northwest
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 68.1 x 11.5 x 4.1 cm (26 13/16 x 4 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-2442; 25-46-70/D2442.1; LAVERTON
Provenance
Previous owner
Mrs. Walter Badenach
(1924)
Collector
Unknown
(1924)
Seller
Unknown
(1925)
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