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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Shield

Shield

c. 1900
Bamboo, wood, and plant fibers
Overall: 134.6 cm (53 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Carl Lerch in memory of the Reverend Andrew F. Hensey 1988.245
Location: not on view
  • ca. 1900–?
    collected about 1900 in the Bolenge region by Reverend Andrew F. Hensey
    ?–1988
    Mrs. Carl Lerch
    1988–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
    Provenance Footnotes
    1 Memorandum from Henry Drewal to Evan Turner, January 3, 1989. CMA Archives
  • Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 24, 2004-March 15, 2005).
    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"
    The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).
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