Shields, black and white fur borders

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Object Number 29-4-50/H742

Display Title Shields, black and white fur borders

Descriptions

Inventory Description Sheild, oval wood base, woven fiber cover edged with pieced leather, stained bla

Classification

Shield

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Basoko

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Congo

Additional Geographic Terms Aruwimi District; Congo, left bank of; Basoko, opposite

Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber, Leather, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 110.5 x 34 x 10.8 cm (43 1/2 x 13 3/8 x 4 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object H/ 742

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