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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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