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Object Number 04-19-70/63056
Display Title War shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, wood, painted black human face and scroll design, reed stitching
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Additional Geographic Terms Sarawak
Dimensions Overall: 126.4 x 36.2 x 8.3 cm (49 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63056

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