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Wooden shield
Object Number 00-9-70/55796
Display Title Wooden shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, oval, red with black and white stripes, recessed handle
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 96 x 29 x 9.1 cm (37 13/16 x 11 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55796
Provenance
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (2/16/1900)
Donor Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1900)

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