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Object Number
91-6-70/50509
Display Title
Wooden war shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, rectangular, slotted top, lizard and facial designs on white background
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Elema
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Papuan Gulf; Elima District
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 116 x 42 x 10 cm (45 11/16 x 16 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
50509
Provenance
Collector
A. P. Goodwin
(1889 - 1891)
Seller
A. P. Goodwin
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91-6-70/50511 | Wooden war shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 91-6-70/50512 | Wooden war shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 91-6-70/50510 | Wooden war shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 91-6-70/50508 | Wooden war shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 91-6-70/50513 | Wooden war shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 96-25-70/49449 | War shield |
Shield
|
Trobriand
| |
| 97-6-70/48385 | War shield |
Shield
|
Trobriand
| |
| 40-12-70/1929 | Wooden war shield - made from 3 boards lashed together; painted + |
Shield
|
New Britain
| |
| 40-12-70/1931 | Wooden war shield - made from 3 boards lashed together; painted + |
Shield
|
New Britain
| |
| 40-12-70/1930 | Wooden war shield - made from 3 boards lashed together; painted + |
Shield
|
New Britain
| |
| 98-3-50/51432 | War shield |
Shield
|
Africa
| |
| 975-56-50/11935 | War shield. 20.5 in. dia., round conical shaped shield with outward flare edges, |
Shield
|
Addis Ababa
|