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Object Number
91-6-70/50552
Display Title
War shield
Descriptions
Object Description
War shield
Inventory Description
Shield, peanut shaped, wood, woven fiber covering, feather fringe, handle
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Southeastern, Port Moresby Dist.
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 85 x 41 x 8.5 cm (33 7/16 x 16 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50552
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1891
Provenance
Seller
A. P. Goodwin
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