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Wood and pigment Latmul Shield

X65.4326 Shield

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Object Name: Shield

Artist: Unknown

Culture: Iatmul peoples

Place of Origin: Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Date/Era: Late 19th century or earlier

Medium/Materials: Wood, pigment

Dimensions: H: 158 cm

Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA.

Accession Number: X65.4326

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Source: Marla C. Berns, World Arts, Local Lives: The Collections of the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, 2014.

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