Shield

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Object Number 07-61-70/72605

Display Title Shield

Descriptions

Inventory Description Ornament, curved, handle one side, inlaid shell designs on one side, painted

Classification

Ornament

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Indonesia / Maluku Islands / Halmahera Island

Additional Geographic Terms Moluccas, Maluku, Islands

Materials Wood, Shell, Pigment, Plant fiber, Resin

Dimensions Overall: 81.1 x 11.7 x 9.4 cm (31 15/16 x 4 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 72595

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