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Object Number
91-6-70/50553
Display Title
War shield
Descriptions
Object Description
War shield
Inventory Description
Carved wooden shield, peanut-shaped, covered with woven fiber, feather fringe
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Southeastern, Port Moresby Dist.
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber, Feather, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 79.7 x 47.4 x 7 cm (31 3/8 x 18 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50553
Provenance
Seller
A. P. Goodwin
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91-6-70/50552 | War shield |
Shield
|
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Shield
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| |
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|
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| |
| 04-19-70/63057 | War shield (kalauit bok) |
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|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 04-19-70/63055 | War shield |
Shield
|
Borneo
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Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
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|
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| |
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