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Kifwebe shield, 17.5" high
Kifwebe shield, 17.5" high
Object Number 61-58-50/10508
Display Title Kifwebe shield, 17.5" high
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, carved wooden shield, oval, human face in center, painted black/white
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, central: Republic of Congo; Belgian Congo
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 39 x 19.4 x 15 cm (15 3/8 x 7 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-58-50/10508, L73-10-15, #11, masque de Kifebe

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