Shield

Object status:
Deaccessioned
Museum number:
TEMP 2018.1412
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
TEMP 2018.1429 (associated catalog number)
Accession number:
Acc.4364
Description:
Zambesi (Africa) wood shield, mask at center 27.5" long (mate with TEMP 2018.1429)
Donor:
Robert J. Kimball
Collection place:
Zambezi Valley, Zambia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume) and Shields (armor)
Function:
2.3 Special Ornaments, Garb, and Finery Worn to Battle by Warrior (excluding status insignia) and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1988
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Shield, accession number TEMP 2018.1412, described as Zambesi (Africa) wood shield, mask at center 27.5" long (mate with TEMP 2018.1429)Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Shield, accession number TEMP 2018.1412, described as Zambesi (Africa) wood shield, mask at center 27.5" long (mate with TEMP 2018.1429)Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Shield, accession number TEMP 2018.1412, described as Zambesi (Africa) wood shield, mask at center 27.5" long (mate with TEMP 2018.1429)

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