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Object Number
30-66-50/H1401
Display Title
Water buffalo-hide shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, wood frame and support with handle, oval, leather wrapped edge
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
Materials
Hide, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 83 x 50.1 x 7.5 cm (32 11/16 x 19 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
H140, N. Sdavos
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Shield
|
Kenya
| |
| 22-2-50/B3603.1 | Shields of wild buffalo hide |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3603 | Shields of wild buffalo hide |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 40-64-60/7029 | Naga shield - rectangular piece of buffalo hide, basketry strap on back |
Shield
|
Assam
| |
| 34-91-50/436 | Rhinoceros hide shield |
Shield
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 34-91-50/435 | Rhinoceros hide shield |
Shield
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 34-91-50/431 | Rhinoceros hide shield |
Shield
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 34-91-50/714 | Oval hide shield |
Shield
|
Kaimosi
| |
| 16-43-50/B1061 | Long hide shield |
Shield
|
Sudan
Sudan | |
| 08-4-10/73490 | Buffalo skin shield |
Shield
|
United States
| |
| 985-27-10/59058 | Pueblo dance shield, possibly from San Juan. Hide is stretched over a hoop |
Shield
Raw Material |
Santa Fe
| |
| 29-43-50/B4741 | Shield of bullock hide |
Shield
|
Africa
|