id: 110795 accession number: 1929.325 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.325 updated: 2022-06-04 09:00:20.444000 Shield, c. 1900–1920. Africa, East Africa, Uganda, unknown maker. Bamboo, wood, pelt, and plant fiber; overall: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House 1929.325 title: Shield title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1900–1920 creation date earliest: 1909 creation date latest: 1929 current location: creditline: Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House copyright: --- culture: Africa, East Africa, Uganda, unknown maker technique: Bamboo, wood, pelt, and plant fiber department: African Art collection: African Art type: Arms and Armor find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art opening date: 2004-04-24T00:00:00 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). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * 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" --- PROVENANCE The Gilpin Players date: ?–1929 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift date: 1929– footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: 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. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES