Shield

Museum number:
5-5988
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2220
Description:
Shield; rhino hide; rounded, pointed at both ends; geometric design; bisected down center with diamonds; red, yellow and black; h. 96 cm.; w. 70.5 cm.; handle resembles bow between two tips.
Donor:
Arthur Storhaugh and Mrs. Arthur Storhaugh
Collection place:
Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa; Kenya; Kikuyu
Culture or time period:
Kikuyu
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shields (armor)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-5988, described as Shield; rhino hide; rounded, pointed at both ends; geometric design; bisected down center with diamonds; red, yellow and black; h. 96 cm.; w. 70.5 cm.; handle resembles bow between two tips.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-5988, described as Shield; rhino hide; rounded, pointed at both ends; geometric design; bisected down center with diamonds; red, yellow and black; h. 96 cm.; w. 70.5 cm.; handle resembles bow between two tips.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-5988, described as Shield; rhino hide; rounded, pointed at both ends; geometric design; bisected down center with diamonds; red, yellow and black; h. 96 cm.; w. 70.5 cm.; handle resembles bow between two tips.

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