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Shield

mid-20th century

Object PlaceKenya

Medium/TechniqueWood, pigments

DimensionsOverall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.)
Lender accessory (Mount): 25 x 18.5 x 12 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel

Accession number2014.320

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Africa and Oceania

ProvenanceWalter Bareiss (b. 1919 – d. 2007) and Molly Bareiss, Greenwich, CT; May 16, 2008, Bareiss and others sale, Sotheby’s, New York, lot 193, to Tambaran Gallery on behalf of William Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)