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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
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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