Painted shield of buffalo hide. Oval in shape and curved. There is a band of wood stitched along the length on the underside, the handle is carved from this. The edges of the shield are bound in hide. The front is decorated with red, black and white pigment. There is a central band of red and black and semi-circles either side of this. [AB [OPS Move] 16/8/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Painted shield of buffalo hide. Oval in shape and curved. There is a band of wood stitched along the length on the underside, the handle is carved from this. The edges of the shield are bound in hide. The front is decorated with red, black and white pigment. There is a central band of red and black and semi-circles either side of this. [AB [OPS Move] 16/8/2016]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups: Maasai
Person: Field collector Leonard Jocelyn Lightbody; PRM source Leonard Jocelyn Lightbody
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1917
Date collected: 1912-1917
Acquisition information: Donated: 1944
Materials and processes: Material Buffalo Cattle Skin Animal, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Painted, Process Bound, Process Stitched, Process Moulded
Dimensions: Width: max 573 mm, Height: max 138 mm, Length: max 1091 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1944.10.12

Search terms: Weapon, Shield

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