Shield

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Object Number 16-22-50/B982

Display Title Shield

Descriptions

Inventory Description Sheild, ovate, curved stiff hide, vertical wood spine with handle, pigmented

Classification

Shield

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Masai

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Kenya

Materials Hide, Wood, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 117.8 x 61.4 x 16.5 cm (46 3/8 x 24 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object B/ 982

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