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Wooden war shield
Object Number 91-6-70/50511
Display Title Wooden war shield
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden war shield (see 91-6-70/50509 for more information)
Inventory Description Shield, rectangular slotted, facial designs with knotted fiber handle at center
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Date 1889 or earlier
Culture
  • Elema
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Papuan Gulf; Elima District
Materials Wood, Pigment, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 108 x 52.5 x 4 cm (42 1/2 x 20 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50511; L52/2/10
Credit Line Museum purchase, 1891
Provenance
Collector A. P. Goodwin (1889 - 1891)
Seller A. P. Goodwin

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