Object Number | 83-26-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Shilluk |
Provenience | Southern Sudan | Sudan |
Section | African |
Materials | Crocodile Hide |
Description | Oval crocodile skin shield with central ridge protruding from front, and resulting hollow on back, which forms hand area of grip. Grip itself is a wooden shaft of circular section, running the length of the shield. Grip is aattached to shield by horizontal strips cut through the shield. |
Height | 8 cm |
Length | 113 cm |
Width | 44 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of John B. Moore, 1983 |
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