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Shield, womans
Object Number 27-56-70/D2864
Display Title Shield, womans
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, rectangular, red, white, and black pigments on both sides, wooden projection at one end, small fiber bundle tied on one side through perforation, wooden protrusions on back (possible broken handle)
Classification
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1926
Culture
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Additional Geographic Terms Eiland, Mapi River; upper waters of
Materials Wood , Pigment , Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 170 × 21.4 × 7.3 cm (66 15/16 × 8 7/16 × 2 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D2864
Provenance
Collector Patrick T. L. Putnam
Donor Donated by Patrick T. L. Putnam

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