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Object Number
34-91-50/714
Display Title
Oval hide shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, oval, hide-covered wood, wood handle tied with leather strips.
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tereki?
- Nandi?
- Hamite?
- Maragoli?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
/
Western Province
/
Kakamega
/
Kaimosi
Materials
Hide, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 88 x 65 x 12 cm (34 5/8 x 25 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
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