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Object Number
30-32-50/H1487
Display Title
Shield "ngula"
Descriptions
Object Description
Shield "ngula"
Inventory Description
Sheild, ovate, curved, stiff hide, vertical central spine with handle, hide stra
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Wagogo
- Dodoma
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
Dodoma
/
<County>
/
Dodoma
Materials
Hide, Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 77.4 x 52 x 19 cm (30 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
H-1487
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-32-50/H1487.1 | Shield, ovate, curved, vertical wood slat with handle, geometric design front |
Shield
|
Dodoma
| |
| 30-32-50/H1487.2 | Shield, ovate, curved, vertical wood slat with handle, geometric design front |
Shield
|
Dodoma
| |
| 08-25-50/73614 | Shield |
Shield
|
Uganda
| |
| 16-22-50/B982 | Shield |
Shield
|
Kenya
| |
| 19-29-50/B2106 | Buffalo hide shield |
Shield
|
Kenya
| |
| 08-25-50/73612 | Shield, ovate, curved, stiff pigmented hide, vertical wood spine with handle, st |
Shield
|
Uganda
| |
| 975-12-50/11833 | Reliquary figure (ngula ngula) with repousse patterns on neck and rim; one flang |
Figurine
|
Gabon
| |
| 975-12-50/11830 | Reliquary figure (ngula ngula) with heart-shaped face and pointed teeth, carved |
Figurine
|
Gabon
| |
| 08-25-50/73613 | Shield, ovate, curved, stif hide, wood frame and handle, pigmented design |
Shield
|
Uganda
| |
| 14-29-50/85762 | Raw hide shield |
Shield
|
Somalia
| |
| 975-32-50/11885 | Shield |
Shield
|
Algeria
| |
| 975-32-50/11886 | Shield |
Shield
|
Algeria
|