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Shield
Object Number 32-68-70/D3950
Display Title Shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, wooden, oval, flat, grooved red and white zigzag designs, handle at center back
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Mid West / Stake Well
Materials Wood , Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 68.2 x 18.2 x 4 cm (26 7/8 x 7 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/#3950; 74
Provenance
Collector Penn Museum (1917)
Seller Penn Museum (4/11/1932-5/9/1932)

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