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Mongo and Ngombe

Shield

Mongo/Ngombe, 1900-1966

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Shield

Mongo/Ngombe, 1900-1966

Physical Qualities Wood and reed, 140.5 H x 45 W x 15 D cm.
Credit Line Gift of John Clayton Davis, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number 1998.597
Shield in oval shape constructed in basketwork with two ribs down the front center, with arched wooden handle in back.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1998; bought by father, Allen Davis, from a Guinean dealer, Abdoul Keita, at Alexandria, Virginia, in 1998.

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Ngombe

2000–2000

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