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Wooden war shield - made from 3 boards lashed together; painted +
Wooden war shield - made from 3 boards lashed together; painted +
Object Number 40-12-70/1930
Display Title Wooden war shield - made from 3 boards lashed together; painted +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, rectangular, 3 sectioned, painted and carved curvilinear design, reed bi
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: 132.3 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm (52 1/16 x 12 x 3 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1930

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