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Object Number
18-20-70/D1147
Display Title
Wooden shield of 3 pieces tied together with rattan
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, 3 fiber bound panels, carved and painted curvilinear and zigzag designs
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
<State>
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New Britain
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 140 x 34.4 x 5 cm (55 1/8 x 13 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-1147/ 137391
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