Shield decorated with tufts of human hair

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Object Number 33-58-70/275

Display Title Shield decorated with tufts of human hair

Descriptions

Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, hexagonal, painted designs, tufts of hair on front, handle

Classification

Shield

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Kenyah

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Malaysia
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo / Sarawak

Materials Wood, Pigment, Hair, Plant fiber

Dimensions Overall: 124 x 33.1 x 6 cm (48 13/16 x 13 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 33-58-70/275

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	39-39-50/3850	Wooden bow, fibre bow string, bow wrapped with hide from antelope leg, tufts of	Bow	Uganda
Image Not Available for Organic, wood fragments, encrusted with mud or dirt, tufts of cotton	2003.1.1884	Organic, wood fragments, encrusted with mud or dirt, tufts of cotton	Wood fragment	North America
	2013.24.125	Monedera, purse, gray with black and brown zoomorphic and geometric designs, many tufts of decorative bright multicolored wool	Purse	Bolivia
	13-24-60/D2138	Tufts of cotton worn in holes in lobe of ear	Earring	Assam
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