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Shield
Object Number 27-56-70/D2863
Display Title Shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, wood, 2 carved and painted figures, handle at back, fiber tassels
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1926
Culture
  • Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Irian Jaya / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Eiland, Mapi River; upper waters of
Materials Wood, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 175.5 x 48 x 4 cm (69 1/8 x 18 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object D2863
Credit Line Gift of Patrick T.L. Putnam, 1927
Provenance
Collector Patrick T. L. Putnam
Donor Donated by Patrick T. L. Putnam

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