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Object Number
990-5-50/12235
Display Title
Wood Dance Shield
Descriptions
Object Description
Wood Dance Shield
Inventory Description
Carved wooden dance shield, with black, white, and red motiff, incised.
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tutsi?
- Hutu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Rwanda
/
Butare
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 40.7 x 14.3 x 6.5 cm (16 x 5 5/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
990-5-50/12235
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Helen Codere
(1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor
Dr. Helen Codere
(1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
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