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Child's shield
Object Number 30-66-50/H1405
Display Title Child's shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, oval, painted x on one side, carved handle, cracked and mended
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Materials Wood, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 62.1 x 26 x 10.4 cm (24 7/16 x 10 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-66-50/H1405, N. Sclavos

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