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Object Number 98-3-50/51431
Display Title War shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, oval woven wood/fiber shield, hide edges, oblong wood center handle.
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River
Dimensions Overall: 126 x 24.5 x 4 cm (49 5/8 x 9 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51431

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