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Object Number 13-24-60/85032
Display Title Shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Feather shield, large, rectangular, flared at on end, red and black feathers
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Assam
Additional Geographic Terms Naga Hill
Dimensions Overall: 7 x 165 x 80 cm (2 3/4 x 64 15/16 x 31 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1

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