War shield

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Object Number 97-6-70/48385

Display Title War shield

Descriptions

Object Description War shield

Inventory Description Shield, oval, painted curvilinear designs, black and orange on white background

Classification

Shield

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / Trobriand

Additional Geographic Terms New Guinea, Off east coast of lower end of

Materials Wood, Pigment, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 85 x 33.4 x 4 cm (33 7/16 x 13 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 48385

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