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Object Number
39-39-50/3889
Display Title
Circular shield, fibre strips sewn together, wooden handle attached with fibre
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
nguba
Object Description
Circular shield, fibre strips sewn together, wooden handle attached with fibre rope (nguba)
Inventory Description
Shield, woven fiber and wood strips, circular, painted brown, hide edge
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials
Fiber, Wood, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 92 x 97.5 x 5 cm (36 1/4 x 38 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
39-39-50/3889
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