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Object Number
975-32-50/11885
Display Title
Shield
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Arer
Object Description
Shield - made of antelope skin, black and red painted design, three metal discs down center, incised central sign, ope piece in back
Inventory Description
Sheild, stiff animal skin, lobed ends, red and blue painted incised design, butt
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Sahara region
Dimensions
Overall: 128.27 x 68.58 x 12 cm (50 1/2 x 27 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-32-50/11885
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 975-32-50/11886 | Shield |
Shield
|
Algeria
| |
| 15-36-10/86506 | Shield made from neck part of buck deer skin |
Shield
|
British Columbia
| |
| 13-24-60/85030 | Bear skin shield and plume attachments |
Shield
|
Assam
| |
| 13-24-60/85029 | Leopard skin shield |
Shield
|
Assam
| |
| 16-55-70/D761 | Shield |
Shield
|
Mindanao
| |
| 985-27-10/60154 | Comanche shield |
Accessory
Raw Material |
United States
| |
| 30-2-50/B4953 | Paini, machete and shield |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 30-2-50/B4952 | Paini, machete shield |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 08-25-50/73614 | Shield |
Shield
|
Uganda
| |
| 30-32-50/H1487 | Shield "ngula" |
Shield
|
Dodoma
| |
| 985-27-10/59409 | Comanche shield |
Shield
|
United States
| |
| 16-22-50/B982 | Shield |
Shield
|
Kenya
|