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Object Number 07-45-70/72695
Display Title Shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, wood, peaked, curvilinear painted design, figure with feather headdress
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Dorek; Cape Mamori, near; Geelvink Bay, Northwest coast of
Dimensions Overall: 142 x 25.2 x 13.5 cm (55 7/8 x 9 15/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72695

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