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Object Number 32-68-70/D3948
Display Title Shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, oval, red and white grooved pigmented designs
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / South West / Dongara
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 61 x 17.7 x 3.2 cm (24 x 6 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/3948
Provenance
Collector Penn Museum (1913)
Seller Penn Museum (4/11/1932-5/9/1932)

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