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Rhinoceros hide shield
Object Number 34-91-50/431
Display Title Rhinoceros hide shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, oval, wood stick handle in back, wrapped with leather, sewn at base
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tereki
  • Hamite
  • Maragoli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Hide, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 90.5 x 27.5 x 5 cm (35 5/8 x 10 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/431

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