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Paini, machete shield
Object Number 30-2-50/B4952
Display Title Paini, machete shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, rectangular wood covered with embossed skin, curvilinear designs
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bamum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, central
Materials Wood, Skin, Cowrie, Vegetable fiber, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 46.5 x 37.4 x 2.1 cm (18 5/16 x 14 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B4952

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