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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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