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Carved wooden shield
Object Number 08-25-50/73602
Display Title Carved wooden shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden shield, ovoid, perforated, incised/painted, geo design, arm hole
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kikuyu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 63 x 38.5 x 1.4 cm (24 13/16 x 15 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73602; 59-107

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