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Painted wooden shield with cane binding
Object Number 33-32-70/130
Display Title Painted wooden shield with cane binding
Descriptions
Object Description Painted wooden shield with cane binding. See Reproductions and Catalogues for more info.
Inventory Description Shield, oval, carved and painted curvilinear design, reed edging and cross
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sulka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / New Britain
Additional Geographic Terms Gazelle Peninsula
Materials Wood, Fiber, Pigment, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 118.1 x 39.8 x 11.7 cm (46 1/2 x 15 11/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-32-70/130
Provenance
Collector Antonie Brandeis

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