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Object Number
96-25-70/49484
Display Title
Rainforest Shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, oval, knob at center front, linear and geometric designs on front, red, orange, black, white pigments, recessed handle at center back
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
Materials
Wood , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 66.2 × 23 × 8.5 cm (26 1/16 × 9 1/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49484
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1896)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1896)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-25-70/49483 | Rainforest Shield |
Shield
|
Queensland
| |
| 14-29-70/85751 | Rainforest Shield |
Shield
|
Queensland
| |
| 60-55-70/3921 | Child's shield or toy with reddish brown and white design |
Shield
|
New Guinea
| |
| 967-71-70/4654 | Wooden shield with handle in back |
Shield
|
Australia
| |
| 967-71-70/4653 | Shield |
Shield
|
Northern Territory
| |
| 96-25-70/49449 | War shield |
Shield
|
Trobriand
| |
| 51-32-70/3400 | Wooden shield |
Shield
|
New South Wales
| |
| 27-56-70/D2864 | Shield, womans |
Shield
|
New Guinea
| |
| 32-68-70/D3950 | Shield |
Shield
|
Stake Well
| |
| 00-9-70/55796 | Wooden shield |
Shield
|
Australia
| |
| 46-78-50/6091 | One oval shield of thick leather with wooden handle |
Shield
|
Africa
| |
| 97-6-70/48385 | War shield |
Shield
|
Trobriand
|