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Painted and carved wooden shield with carved figure on top (jimbes) - approx. 6
Painted and carved wooden shield with carved figure on top (jimbes) - approx. 6
Object Number 61-53-70/3961
Display Title Painted and carved wooden shield with carved figure on top (jimbes) - approx. 6
Descriptions
Object Description Painted and carved wooden shield with carved figure on top (jimbes) - approx. 6 1/4"
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Irian Jaya / New Guinea / Village of Ewer
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 197 x 41 x 4 cm (77 9/16 x 16 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Collector Robert G. Gardner
Collector Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

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