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Object Number 22-2-50/B3603.1
Display Title Shields of wild buffalo hide
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, circular hide, leather stitching in center, 2 slits
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Balutu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Materials Hide
Dimensions Overall: 136 x 109 x 6.5 cm (53 9/16 x 42 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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Shields of wild buffalo hide
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