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Salawaku (dance shield)
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Salawaku (dance shield)

Dateperhaps 1920s-30s
Mediumwood with mother-of-pearl and porcelain inlays
Dimensions85.7 cm (33 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe Helen Slosberg Collection of Oceanic Art in Memory of Her Brother Israel Sagoff
Object number2004.197
ProvenanceHelen S. Slosberg, Boston, MA; given to the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1965 (cat. no. 1965.24); transferred to the Worcester Art Museum, 2003, accessioned 2004.
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