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Object Number
96-25-70/49453
Display Title
War shield
Descriptions
Object Description
War shield
Inventory Description
Shield, wood, pointed end, covered with cane strips, buff and brown, handle
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bakai
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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Holmcote
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Kandarita
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Kandarita
Additional Geographic Terms
Northeast Coast, North Guinea
Materials
Wood, Cane, Resin?
Dimensions
Overall: 89 x 31 x 8.5 cm (35 1/16 x 12 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49453
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
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