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Object Number
96-25-70/49450
Display Title
War shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, convex oval, carved and painted, reed bands and wood handles
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
East Cape; Milne Bay
Materials
Wood, Reed, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 93.4 x 41.8 x 16 cm (36 3/4 x 16 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49450
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1896 - 1896)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1896 - 1896)
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| 96-25-70/49448 | War shield |
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