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Object Number
2009.22.18
Display Title
Dance shield, painted wood
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved and painted wooden dance shield; white, brown and black triangles
Inventory Description
Shield, oval, painted white, brown, black triangles, handle on back side
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hutu?
- Batwa?
- Tutsi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Rwanda
Materials
Wood, pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 36.5 x 11.7 x 3.5 cm (14 3/8 x 4 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2009.22.18
Credit Line
Gift of Helen F. Codere
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Helen Codere
Donor
Dr. Helen Codere
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