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Object Number
34-91-50/436
Display Title
Rhinoceros hide shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, oval, hair on one side, wood stick handle, wrapped w/ leather, concave c
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Maragoli
- Tereki
- Hamite
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
/
Western Province
/
Kakamega
/
Kaimosi
Materials
Hide, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 103.5 x 30.5 x 5.5 cm (40 3/4 x 12 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-91-50/436
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34-91-50/434 | Rhinoceros hide shield |
Shield
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 34-91-50/435 | Rhinoceros hide shield |
Shield
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 34-91-50/431 | Rhinoceros hide shield |
Shield
|
Kaimosi
| |
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Shield
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 34-91-50/433 | Rhinoceros hide shield |
Shield
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 99-12-60/52854 | Rhinoceros hide shield |
Shield
|
India
| |
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|
Africa
| |
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Knife
|
India
| |
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Figurine
|
Africa
| |
| 37-40-50/2051 | Hide shield with iron-tipped wooden spear attached |
Shield
|
Africa
| |
| 30-66-50/H1401 | Water buffalo-hide shield |
Shield
|
Tanzania
| |
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Shield
|
Kaimosi
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