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Object Number
975-56-50/11935
Display Title
War shield. 20.5 in. dia., round conical shaped shield with outward flare edges,
Descriptions
Object Description
War shield. 20.5 in. dia., round conical shaped shield with outward flare edges, leather over wooden (?) frame with stamped brass decorative plates attached to the front. See x-file for more complete description.
Inventory Description
Hide shield, incised bands, conical, stamped metal deco, leather interior
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1906
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Ethiopia
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<County>
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Addis Ababa
Materials
Rawhide, Brass, Leather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 51.7 x 50.7 cm (8 1/16 x 20 3/8 x 19 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-56-50/11935 & 39# [on label from Litchfield Historical Society]
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