Shield

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Object Number 34-28-50/235

Display Title Shield

Descriptions

Inventory Description Leather shield, conical, with interior ring, leather straps,

Classification

Shield

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Abyssinia

Additional Geographic Terms Ethiopia

Materials Leather

Dimensions Overall: 48 x 48 x 15 cm (18 7/8 x 18 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 34-28-50/236

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