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Object Number 19-29-50/B2106
Display Title Buffalo hide shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sheild, ovate, stiff hide, vertical wood spine with handle, pigmented, cord loop
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Rift Valley
Dimensions Overall: 95.4 x 59 x 19.5 cm (37 9/16 x 23 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B/ 2106

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