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Object Number
96-25-70/49452
Display Title
War shields
Descriptions
Object Description
War shields
Inventory Description
Shields, carved wood, bean shaped, woven fiber band, feather fringe, handle
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
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<State>
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<County>
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<City>
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Kerepurne
Dimensions
Overall: 84 x 52 x 9 cm (33 1/16 x 20 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
49452
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-25-70/49451 | War shields |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 30-2-50/B4914 | War shields, raffia basket work, pontien |
Shield
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Cameroon
| |
| 91-6-70/50552 | War shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 91-6-70/50553 | War shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 91-6-70/50554 | 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
| |
| 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
| |
| 96-25-70/49449 | War shield |
Shield
|
Trobriand
|