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Dance shield
Object Number 04-18-70/63038
Display Title Dance shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, small handle with symmetrical carved, incised panels with pigment
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
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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