shield
- Museum number
- Af1928,0509.82
- Description
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Marriage shield; made of leather; circular shield with looped handle at back wrapped in cotton; front stamped with concentric circular design; back painted with geometric design.
- Dimensions
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Height: 10 centimetres
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Width: 35.50 centimetres
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Depth: 35.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register: "This type of shield when new and clean is carried in a cotton cover and known as a 'marriage' shield. Purchased at Burao from Habr Awal Somali."
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1928
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1928,0509.82