Shield
Artist
New Guinea
MediumWood, reed
Dimensions14 13/16 × 30 1/2 in. (37.6 × 77.4 cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of George Perkins Marsh
Object number1910.6.4 LA
DescriptionDark brown wooden shield and one handle (wooden) covered with reed mat in central part. Bare wood below and above mat. Shape is rounded rectangle indented in the center.Dark wood, stained black and dark brown. Ends rounded. Wood handle in center. Center portion covered in woven reed.
Paper label: shield 8493/ Southern Coast/ New Guinea
Perk book: Trobriand Islands near New Guinea
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Philippines
Philippines
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Philippines
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