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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
- 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 , 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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