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Agher (Shield)

Tuareg; Kel Ayr

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Caption

Tuareg; Kel Ayr. Agher (Shield), late 19th–early 20th century. Hide, metal, cloth, 51 x 30 in. (129.5 x 76.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Blake Robinson, 1992.196.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Cultures

Tuareg, Kel Ayr

Title

Agher (Shield)

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Mali, Possible place made: Niger

Medium

Hide, metal, cloth

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

51 x 30 in. (129.5 x 76.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Blake Robinson

Accession Number

1992.196.1

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Artists and makers

Tuareg

43 works in the collection

Kel Ayr

1 work in the collection