Hide shield attached by leather strips to oval wooden frame; vertical wooden handle on back; patterns in blue, white, black, ochre, red pigments.

Shield

Maasai people, African

Early 20th century

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Gold Weight in the Form of a Shell, Asante people or, Baule people, Akan group, Ghana or, Côte d'Ivoire, African, brass
Brown, ovoid vessel indents deeply and tall neck flares outward. Shoulder and mid-section have band of roulette pattern; single vertical line bisects body of vessel with two raised bumps on either side of line.
Headdress in the form of a female head