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Object Number 973-11-70/5226
Display Title Wooden shield, unpainted, faint, flame-like incisions on surface
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden shield, unpainted, faint, flame-like incisions on surface may be design or unintentional adze marks. Other wood items from this area have same characteristic incised and decoratively understated feature.
Inventory Description Shield, wood, rounded top, square cutout at base, possibly incised
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pangia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Southern Highlands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 79.5 x 31 x 2.5 cm (31 5/16 x 12 3/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-11-70/5226

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