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Object Number 30-2-50/B4914
Display Title War shields, raffia basket work, pontien
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, wood frame, woven fiber, 2 colored fiber
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bamum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, central
Materials Fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 122 x 63 x 1.2 cm (48 1/16 x 24 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-2-50/B4914

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