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Object Number
2016.14.46
Display Title
Shield
Descriptions
Object Description
Woven ceremonial shield, edges bound with hide
Inventory Description
Shield, woven cane, folded oval shape, edges bound with hide, woven handle, hide tie
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1962-1964 or earlier
Culture
- Bahima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Ankole Kingdom
Materials
Cane Hide Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 26 × 64 × 36 cm (10 1/4 × 25 3/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2016.14.46
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Hopkins
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins
(1962-1964)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins
(6/30/2016)
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