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Object Number
34-91-50/324
Display Title
Small oval leather shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, oblong, wood stick handle in back, tied with leather, concave center
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamite
- Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
/
<State>
/
<County>
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Elgongi
Additional Geographic Terms
Kenya Colony: Mt. Elgon; region of
Materials
Hide, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 101 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm (39 3/4 x 12 x 3 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-91-50/324
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