MAKE A MEME View Large Image African - Beja Shield - Walters 511398.jpg The Beja are nomadic people of eastern Sudan who were first documented by the ancient Egyptians This is a late example of a traditional Beja round shield typically made of rhinoceros or ...
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Keywords: African - Beja Shield - Walters 511398.jpg The Beja are nomadic people of eastern Sudan who were first documented by the ancient Egyptians This is a late example of a traditional Beja round shield typically made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide century 20 Hippopotamus or rhinoceros hide Diam cm 56 4 accession number 51 1398 37789 Johns Hopkins University date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum November 1975 by purchase Museum purchase 1975 place of origin Sudan Walters Art Museum license Weapons in the Walters Art Museum Beja people Round shields African shields Leatherwork Rhinoceros hide
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