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Shield
Shield

Shield

mid-20th century
Object PlaceCameroon
Medium/TechniqueIron
DimensionsOverall: 85.1 x 68.6 x 7.6 cm (33 1/2 x 27 x 3 in.)
Credit LineGift of Timothy Phillips
Accession number2005.1209
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
Provenance1999, sold by Ambre Congo, Brussels, to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2005, year-end gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2006)
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