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Object Number
96-25-70/49483
Display Title
Rainforest Shield
Descriptions
Object Description
Shield - polychrome decoration
Inventory Description
Shield, carved wood, ovoid, central oval knob, multicolor with linear designs
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 112.6 x 38.7 x 11.3 cm (44 5/16 x 15 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49483; L52/2/13
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1896 - 1896)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1896 - 1896)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-29-70/85751 | Rainforest Shield |
Shield
|
Queensland
| |
| 96-25-70/49484 | Rainforest Shield |
Shield
|
Queensland
| |
| 98-3-50/51432 | War shield |
Shield
|
Africa
| |
| 91-6-70/50508 | Wooden war shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 96-25-70/49449 | War shield |
Shield
|
Trobriand
| |
| 46-78-50/6091 | One oval shield of thick leather with wooden handle |
Shield
|
Africa
| |
| 60-55-70/3921 | Child's shield or toy with reddish brown and white design |
Shield
|
New Guinea
| |
| 97-6-70/48385 | War shield |
Shield
|
Trobriand
| |
| 38-115-70/1050 | Wooden shield - concavo-convex type, rectangular, single prong |
Shield
|
Luzon
| |
| 25-46-70/D2442.2 | Shields |
Shield
|
Laverton
| |
| 25-46-70/D2442.1 | Shields |
Shield
|
Laverton
| |
| 25-46-70/D2436 | Shield |
Shield
|
Pender Bay
Western Australia |