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Wooden shield with filigree work of human masks and animals intertwined
Wooden shield with filigree work of human masks and animals intertwined
Object Number 60-56-70/3928
Display Title Wooden shield with filigree work of human masks and animals intertwined
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, open-work, human and animal forms
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / Village of Kombo
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River; Gaikorobi section
Materials Wood, Resin, Pigment, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 163 x 54.5 cm (64 3/16 x 21 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Samuel Rubin (December 28, 1960)
Donor Samuel Rubin (December 28, 1960)

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