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Object Number
46-78-70/2456
Display Title
Long elliptical shield of dark woven rattan and wooden handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, oval, bent wood frame, woven fiber and wood, rectangular wood handle.
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 131 x 29 x 6 cm (51 9/16 x 11 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
46-78-70/2456
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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