Shield
AF2850
From: Zaire | Equatorial Province | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF2850 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Balolo (Bantu culture) |
| Provenience | Zaire | Equatorial Province | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber | Wood |
| Description | Oval shield, made of woven plant fiber. Two wooden sticks covered with plant fiber run parallel down the center of the shield. |
| Height | 12 cm |
| Length | 143 cm |
| Width | 38 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 4363 - Dealer's Number |
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