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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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