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Basket-work shields, the bafia call themselves "bakwak"
Basket-work shields, the bafia call themselves "bakwak"
Object Number 22-2-50/B3591
Display Title Basket-work shields, the bafia call themselves "bakwak"
Descriptions
Object Description Basket-work shields, the bafia call themselves "bakwak"
Inventory Description Shield, fiber wrapped reeds, rectangular, fiber handles on 1 side, dark brown.
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bafia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Materials Reed, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 74.7 x 74.5 x 2 cm (29 7/16 x 29 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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Basket-work shields, the bafia call themselves "bakwak"
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