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Object Number 91-6-70/50554
Display Title War shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, bean shaped, woven fiber band, feather decoration, handle
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Papua New Guinea, Southeast; Kirapuno Dist.
Dimensions Overall: 80 x 50.5 x 6.5 cm (31 1/2 x 19 7/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50554
Provenance
Seller A. P. Goodwin

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