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English: Ceremonial shield made from strips of wood, parinarium nut paste and nautilus mother-of-pearl. Solomon Islands, first half of the 19th century.
Français : Bouclier de cérémonie. Lames de bois et coquilles de nautiles collées à la pâte de noix de parinarium, îles Salomon, première moitié du XIXe siècle.
Dimensions H. 84 cm (33 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Pavillon des Sessions
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MH 87.67.9
Credit line Gift of Prince Roland Bonaparte, 1887; on deposit from the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle/Musée de l'Homme
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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