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Object Number 10-43-50/76407
Display Title Shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, carved wood, oval, incised/burned linear design, carved handle, metal lo
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Mokidi Village; Lake Mantumba, east side of; Congo River
Dimensions Overall: 132 x 21 x 5.5 cm (51 15/16 x 8 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 10-43-50/76407

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