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Object Number
04-18-70/63038
Display Title
Dance shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carving, small handle with symmetrical carved, incised panels with pigment
Classification
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Additional Geographic Terms
Trobiand Island, South East Region of
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 77.7 x 24.2 x 1.3 cm (30 9/16 x 9 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
63038
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