Cleveland Museum of Art
Shield
- Date
- by 1928
- Medium
- Bamboo, wood, pelt, and plant fiber
- Culture
- Africa, Uganda/Kenya, unknown maker
- Department
- African Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 110795
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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.
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- Credit line
- Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House
- Provenance
- 1928: Purchased by Paul Travis on behalf of the African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players in Kampala, Uganda | 1928: The African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players | 1929–: The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
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