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Object Number
96-25-70/49448
Display Title
War shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, carved wood, curved ovate, perforated 4 times with 2 reed handles
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
<State>
/
Trobriand
Materials
Wood, Reed, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 81 x 36 x 10 cm (31 7/8 x 14 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49448
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-25-70/49450 | War shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
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| 04-19-70/63058 | War shield |
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Borneo | |
| 40-12-70/1931 | Wooden war shield - made from 3 boards lashed together; painted + |
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New Britain
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| 40-12-70/1930 | Wooden war shield - made from 3 boards lashed together; painted + |
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New Britain
| |
| 04-19-70/63056 | War shield |
Shield
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 40-12-70/1929 | Wooden war shield - made from 3 boards lashed together; painted + |
Shield
|
New Britain
| |
| 04-19-70/63054 | War shield |
Shield
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 04-19-70/63053 | War shield |
Shield
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 91-6-70/50508 | Wooden war shield |
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|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 91-6-70/50510 | Wooden war shield |
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|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 96-25-70/49449 | War shield |
Shield
|
Trobriand
| |
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