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Object Number
973-57-70/5392
Display Title
Wooden shield with deeply incised double-face design, 62"x16"w.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved shield, curvilinear and face design, fiber binding, v-shaped handle
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwoma
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 163 x 50 x 12.1 cm (64 3/16 x 19 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-57-70/5392 / 32 (on tape)
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