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Object Number
99-12-50/53224
Display Title
Shield
Descriptions
Object Description
Shield
Inventory Description
Sheild, thick hide, conical center, grooved ext, 2 metal orns w/wax dots, strap/
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Somali
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Somalia
Materials
Hide, Metal, Wax
Dimensions
Overall: 12.8 x 24.3 x 24.6 cm (5 1/16 x 9 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53224
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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