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Object Number
96-25-70/49449
Display Title
War shield
Descriptions
Object Description
War shield. (See Reproductions and Catalogues for more information). Lightly incised curved lines are visible on center top panel; most shields have curved lines.
Inventory Description
Shield, oval, black and orange curvilinear and linear design on white background
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
<State>
/
Trobriand
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 84 x 36.5 x 3.7 cm (33 1/16 x 14 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49449
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1896)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1896)
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