Shield

Museum number:
5-4168
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2037
Description:
Shield (gambar); cowhide with adhering black hair; hide0wrapped wooden grip; punctate bosses over entire surface; flat bottom; 6.85 cm high.
Donor:
Paul Hinderling and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mokolo, North Region, Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
N. Cameroon; Mokolo; Mafa tribe
Culture or time period:
Mafa tribe
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shields (armor)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-4168, described as Shield (gambar); cowhide with adhering black hair; hide0wrapped wooden grip; punctate bosses over entire surface; flat bottom; 6.85 cm high.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-4168, described as Shield (gambar); cowhide with adhering black hair; hide0wrapped wooden grip; punctate bosses over entire surface; flat bottom; 6.85 cm high.

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