Shield

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

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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