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
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creation date:			c. 1900–1920
creation date earliest:		1909
creation date latest:		1929
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creditline:			Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House
copyright:			

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culture:	Africa, East Africa, Uganda, unknown maker
technique:	Bamboo, wood, pelt, and plant fiber
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.)
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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
	<i>Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 24, 2004-March 15, 2005).

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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"

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PROVENANCE

	The Gilpin Players
	date: ?–1929
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
	date: 1929–
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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.

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