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Object Number
975-32-50/11886
Display Title
Shield
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Arer; Ahrer
Object Description
Shield ("arer") made of antelope skin, design of red, black, green, brown appliques of leather, incised design, six metal disks down center.
Inventory Description
Sheild, stiff animal skin, leather, wool and metal applique, incised crosshatch
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Sahara region
Dimensions
Overall: 119.38 × 71.12 × 12.7 cm (47 × 28 × 5 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-32-50/11886
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Lloyd Cabot Briggs, 1975
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 975-32-50/11885 | Shield |
Shield
|
Algeria
| |
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Shield
|
Assam
| |
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Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 30-2-50/B4952 | Paini, machete shield |
Shield
|
Cameroon
| |
| 985-27-10/60154 | Comanche shield |
Accessory
Raw Material |
United States
| |
| 15-36-10/86506 | Shield made from neck part of buck deer skin |
Shield
|
British Columbia
| |
| 985-27-10/59409 | Comanche shield |
Shield
|
United States
| |
| 31-22-50/B5004 | Dancer's mask |
Mask
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 08-25-50/73614 | Shield |
Shield
|
Uganda
| |
| 13-24-60/85029 | Leopard skin shield |
Shield
|
Assam
| |
| 15-4-10/86228 | Small skin purse |
Bag
|
Greenland
| |
| 30-32-50/H1487 | Shield "ngula" |
Shield
|
Dodoma
|