Object Number | AF2858 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bairo |
Provenience | Uganda | Lake Albert |
Section | African |
Materials | Leather | Wood |
Description | Hide. Strongly concave-convex from end to end; less so, from side to side. Reverse scored to resemble wicker-work. The stick-grip is bent almost in a semi-circle to follow the curve of the shield. The attribution is taken from the original label, according to which the shield is of hippopotamus hide. |
Height | 15 cm |
Length | 54 cm |
Width | 47 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
Other Number | 26352 - Dealer's Number |
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