Large oval leather shield

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Object Number 34-91-50/323

Display Title Large oval leather shield

Descriptions

Inventory Description Shield, ovate, worked hide, raised design at center, leather strap, vertical woo

Classification

Shield

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Masai
Hamite

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Uganda / <State> / <County> / Elgongi

Additional Geographic Terms Kenya Colony: Mt. Elgon; region of

Materials Hide, Wood

Dimensions Overall: 144 x 38.5 x 10 cm (56 11/16 x 15 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 34-91-50/323

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