shield
- Museum number
- Oc,+.5581
- Description
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Shield, parrying, carved from pale brown wood, presenting an acute edge with rounded ends. Two low relief diamonds at ends and one low relief central abstract design are stained with ochre. Surrounding incised curvilinear lines are infilled with white ochre.
- Production date
- 19thC (before 1892)
- Dimensions
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Height: 72.50 centimetres
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Width: 4.50 centimetres
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Depth: 11.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register slip comment:
'cf. B. Smyth 1 p.331 fig. 127'.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1892
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc,+.5581
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Oc1892C2.5581 (old CDMS no.)