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Object Number 27-56-70/D2862
Display Title Shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, circular designs, red, white pigment, fiber tassels
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Irian Jaya / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Eiland, Mapi River; upper waters of
Dimensions Overall: 177 x 60 x 13 cm (69 11/16 x 23 5/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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