Shield
AF1726
From: Zaire | Equatorial Province | Belgian Congo | Busira River | Juapa River
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1726 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Balolo (Bantu culture) |
| Provenience | Zaire | Equatorial Province | Belgian Congo | Busira River | Juapa River |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber | Wood |
| Description | Oval shield made of plaited plant fiber. Two wooden sticks run parallel down the front of the shield, wrapped in plant fiber. |
| Height | 8 cm |
| Length | 125 cm |
| Width | 30 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 805 - Field No SF |
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