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63-23-1

From: Kenya

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 63-23-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Masai
Provenience Kenya
Section African
Materials Leather | Wood
Description

Leather with wooden reinforcement lengthwise of the back; wooden hand grip. Face painted in shades of brown with a little white and yellow in geometric motifs. Animal tail tied to one edge near middle.

Height 20 cm
Length 97 cm
Width 73 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. William Cramp Sheetz, Jr. and Christofer F. Shouffer, 1963

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