Parrying Shield

late 19th or early 20th century

Caption

Parrying Shield, late 19th or early 20th century. Rawhide, hardwood, 18 3/8 x 6 5/16 in. (46.7 x 16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2122.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Title

Parrying Shield

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Sudan

Medium

Rawhide, hardwood

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

18 3/8 x 6 5/16 in. (46.7 x 16 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Appleton Sturgis

Accession Number

35.2122

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