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Large wooden shield
Object Number 39-32-50/3419
Display Title Large wooden shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood panel, carved triangles, sm. punctate diamonds, paper label remnants
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Cameroon, South
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 98.3 x 22.4 x 7.3 cm (38 11/16 x 8 13/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-32-50/3419

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