Dance shield

Museum number:
5-1985
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050001985
Accession number:
Acc.1430
Description:
Dance shield, excised design in black, white and red; 14.5 inches x 22.5 inches.
Donor:
University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge University, England
Collection place:
Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya, Kikuyu
Culture or time period:
Kikuyu
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dance shields
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Dance shield, accession number 5-1985, described as Dance shield, excised design in black, white and red; 14.5 inches x 22.5 inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Dance shield, accession number 5-1985, described as Dance shield, excised design in black, white and red; 14.5 inches x 22.5 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dance shield, accession number 5-1985, described as Dance shield, excised design in black, white and red; 14.5 inches x 22.5 inches.

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