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Object Number
19-29-50/B2110
Display Title
Dance shield, made from 1 solid piece of wood
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
Additional Geographic Terms
Nairobi; Africa, eastern
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 69.7 x 48.5 x 1.3 cm (27 7/16 x 19 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B2110
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