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Title: Shield
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Geography: Papua New Guinea, Yentschemangua village, Middle Sepik River
Culture: Nyaura Iatmul people
Medium: Wood, paint, bamboo, fiber
Dimensions: H. 53 1/2 x W. 17 x D. 4 in. (135.9 x 43.2 x 10.2 cm)
Classification: Wood-Implements
Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1969
Accession Number: 1978.412.714
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