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Object Number 32-68-70/D3951
Display Title Shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, oval, red and white grooved and painted designs
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Mid West / Wiluna / West Creek
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 73.3 x 17.5 x 4.6 cm (28 7/8 x 6 7/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/3951
Provenance
Collector Penn Museum (1901)
Seller Penn Museum (4/11/1932-5/9/1932)

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