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Hide shield with iron-tipped wooden spear attached
Hide shield with iron-tipped wooden spear attached
Object Number 37-40-50/2051
Display Title Hide shield with iron-tipped wooden spear attached
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, wood stick handle in back, wrapped w/ reptile hide, metal spear at one e
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms East Africa
Materials Hide, Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 154 x 32 x 11.5 cm (60 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-40-50/2051

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