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Object Number
49-32-50/8539
Display Title
Cowhide shield with wooden handle - 15" long
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shield, worked hide, elliptical, carved wooden handle, cut, parallel designs
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Materials
Leather, Wood, String
Dimensions
Overall: 52.1 x 27.1 x 2.5 cm (20 1/2 x 10 11/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-32-50/8539
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