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Object Number 37-98-70/632
Display Title Wooden shield, with handle
Descriptions
Indigenous Term baloese
Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, curved, elongated, handle in back, twisted fiber strips
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island
Additional Geographic Terms Dutch East Indies, South; Hilisimaetano, vicinity of
Dimensions Overall: 129.6 x 28.3 x 8.2 cm (51 x 11 1/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/632

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