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Object Number
39-39-50/4518
Display Title
Wooden shield - oval shape ("ngabo yo mulela")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ngabo yo mulela
Inventory Description
Shield, carved wood, incised and painted, protrusion in front, fiber cord handle
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 65 x 25 x 22 cm (25 9/16 x 9 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4518
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