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Object Number
30-2-50/B4953
Display Title
Paini, machete and shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, rectangular wood covered with embossed skin, zoomorphic designs
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bamum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, central
Materials
Wood, Skin, Cotton, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 47.2 x 37.3 x 1.9 cm (18 9/16 x 14 11/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B-4953
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-2-50/B4952 | Paini, machete shield |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 30-2-50/B4953.1 | Paini, machete and shield |
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| |
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|
Algeria
| |
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Papua New Guinea
| |
| 91-6-70/50553 | War shield |
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|
Papua New Guinea
| |
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| |
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| |
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Papua New Guinea
| |
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Borneo
Borneo | |
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|
Borneo
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