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Shield

20th century
Object PlacePapua New Guinea
DimensionsLegacy: 69 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.113
On View
Not on view
Provenance1968, purchased in Papua New Guinea by Genevieve McMillan (b. 1922 – d. 2008), Cambridge, MA; December, 1969, sold by Genevieve McMillan to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
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