Shield
by 1928
Maker Unknown
African Art
Shield, by 1928. Africa, East Africa, unknown maker. Bamboo, wood, pelt, and plant fiber; overall: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House 1929.325 A shield with a similar shape is on the Ugandan coat of arms, adopted in 1962 to mark the country's independence from Great Britain.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Bamboo, wood, pelt, and plant fiber
- Dimensions
- Overall: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1929.325
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House
- Exhibitions
- Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art, Western Reserve Historical Society (4/24/2004 - 11/27/2004): 'Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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