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Object Number 98-3-50/51433
Display Title War shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, oval, woven fiber/wood, wooden oval handle in center with wrapped fiber.
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 86 x 87 x 4.5 cm (33 7/8 x 34 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98-3-50/51433

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