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Large painted and carved wooden shield
Object Number 58-18-70/3848
Display Title Large painted and carved wooden shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, anthropomorphic and geometric pigmented design, notch
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 98 x 51.5 x 6.5 cm (38 9/16 x 20 1/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-18-70/3848/ 508

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