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Object Number
96-25-70/49451
Display Title
War shields
Descriptions
Object Description
War shields
Inventory Description
Shields, peanut shaped, wood, woven covering, handle at back, cords, cracked
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Hood Bay region
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 95.5 x 55 x 8 cm (37 5/8 x 21 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
49451
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-25-70/49452 | War shields |
Shield
|
Kerepurne
| |
| 30-2-50/B4914 | War shields, raffia basket work, pontien |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 91-6-70/50552 | War shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 33-38-70/147.1 | Shields |
Shield
|
Philippines
| |
| 33-38-70/147.2 | Shields |
Shield
|
Philippines
| |
| 33-38-70/147 | Shields |
Shield
|
Philippines
| |
| 29-4-50/H742 | Shields, black and white fur borders |
Shield
|
Congo
| |
| 91-6-70/50553 | War shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 96-25-70/49449 | War shield |
Shield
|
Trobriand
| |
| 22-2-50/B3591 | Basket-work shields, the bafia call themselves "bakwak" |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3591.1 | Basket-work shields, the bafia call themselves "bakwak" |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 24-32-50/B3706 | Shields |
Shield
|
Uganda
|