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Object Number
973-24-70/5356
Display Title
Dance shield with carved figures (wood), one side polychromed, one side polychro
Descriptions
Object Description
Dance shield with carved figures (wood), one side polychromed, one side polychromed. Other side deeply incised anthropomorphic design, with traces of red & white pigment.
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Inventory Description
Carved wooden shield, 2 male figures on top of each other, pigment, wire on back
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Indonesia
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Western New Guinea
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Irian Jaya
/
New Guinea
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 103 x 32.5 x 6 cm (40 9/16 x 12 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-24-70/5356
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Estate of Eliot Elisofon
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