Battamaliba and Northern Dahomey
Dance Shield
Battamaliba or Northern Dahomey, Early-mid 20th century
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- Culture: Battamaliba
- Culture: Northern Dahomey
Dance Shield
Battamaliba or Northern Dahomey, Early-mid 20th century
Physical Qualities
Raffia, string, leather
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lee Davis, Key West, Florida, in Honor of Frederick Lamp, Curator, Arts of Africa, Asia, The Americas & Oceania, 1981-2003
Object Number
2003.344
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2003; Philip Lee Davis, Key West, Florida; Allen Davis, Alexandria, Virginia; purchased from Gallery Africa, Washington, D.C., 2000
