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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
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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| 30-2-50/B4953 | Paini, machete and shield |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 30-2-50/B4953.1 | Paini, machete and shield |
Sword
|
Cameroon
| |
| 975-32-50/11886 | Shield |
Shield
|
Algeria
| |
| 975-32-50/11885 | Shield |
Shield
|
Algeria
| |
| 38-115-70/1049 | Wooden shield - rectangular, flat at end, 3 prongs at top with center + |
Shield
|
Luzon
| |
| 46-78-70/2395 | Wooden shield of light color painted with red and blue designs, small + |
Shield
|
Trobriand
| |
| 18-20-70/D1147 | Wooden shield of 3 pieces tied together with rattan |
Shield
|
New Britain
| |
| 48-46-50/7272 | Shield of mud turtle shell adorned with shells and beads. cycloderma+ |
Shield
|
Africa
| |
| 60-55-70/3921 | Child's shield or toy with reddish brown and white design |
Shield
|
New Guinea
| |
| 91-6-70/50508 | Wooden war shield |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 973-57-70/5392 | Wooden shield with deeply incised double-face design, 62"x16"w. |
Shield
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 12-4-70/84530 | Shield |
Shield
|
Borneo
Borneo |