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Object Number 98-3-50/51432
Display Title War shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, oval, woven wood strips, black painted designs, central rectangular hand
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River
Dimensions Overall: 135 x 41 x 5 cm (53 1/8 x 16 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98-3-50/51432

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