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Object Number
40-12-70/1929
Display Title
Wooden war shield - made from 3 boards lashed together; painted +
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, wood, rectangular, 3 sectioned, painted concentric design, reed binding
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Arawe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
<State>
/
New Britain
Additional Geographic Terms
Arawe
Materials
Wood, Reed, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 141.3 x 35.2 x 4.7 cm (55 5/8 x 13 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-12-70/1929
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