Wooden shield

Museum number:
11-37662
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Accession number:
Acc.1915
Description:
shield, carved wood; relief designs carved on front; raised areas of design are blackened by charring
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
May River Tributary, Upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Papuan
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shields (armor)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden shield, accession number 11-37662, described as shield, carved wood; relief designs carved on front; raised areas of design are blackened by charring

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