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Object Number 29-4-50/H742.1
Display Title Sheild, oval wood, black stained fiber top, brown and buff fur and feather edgin
Descriptions
Object Description Sheild, oval wood, black stained fiber top, brown and buff fur and feather edging
Inventory Description Sheild, oval wood, black stained fiber top, brown and buff fur and feather edgin
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basoko
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Aruwimi District; Congo, left bank of; Basoko, opposite
Dimensions Overall: 110 x 37.5 x 9.5 cm (43 5/16 x 14 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-4-50/H742.1

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