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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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