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Object Number 16-20-50/B967
Display Title Shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, circular shell/hide shield, wood handle in concave center, twisted fiber
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dongola
  • Dunqulah
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Dimensions Overall: 42.5 x 43.5 x 4 cm (16 3/4 x 17 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B967

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