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Hearst Museum object titled Flat shield, accession number 9-16538c, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Flat shield, accession number 9-16538d, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Hide water bag, accession number 5-15159, described as Water bag. Round, shield-shaped leather dyed red. Center leather-wrapped hoop attached to skin by twisted 2-ply leather cordage. Rim diameter 42 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad, N'guigmi; probably Kanouri. Water bag would be attached to a rope and thrown down a well; when wet it stretches and becomes bucket shaped.

Hearst Museum object titled Knuckle shields, accession number 9-19220a-c, described as shields, knuckle, wood; flat proximal end; hollow distal end, curved and coming to a point from fingernail out; perforated for tie at proximal end; used to protect knuckles from scythe while harvesting grain

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