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1944.10.18

Black leather shield. [CW [OPS Move] 12/8/2016]

1944.10.18

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Collection type
Object
Description
Black leather shield. [CW [OPS Move] 12/8/2016]
Long description
Black leather shield. Oval in shape with pointed ends It has a wooden rod along the length of the shield, this also acts as a handle held in place with animal hide. There is a length of leather, knotted in the middle and its end attached to the central wooden handle. In the centre there is a raised boss made from a ?Tortoise carapace. The shield is coated with a black pigment. [CW [OPS Move] 12/8/2016]
Person
Field collector L. Gorringe
PRM source Mrs L. Gorringe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
1902 - 1912
Acquisition information
Donated: 1944
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Tortoise Carapace Reptile
Dimensions
Height: max 114 mm, Width: max 367 mm, Length: max 1096 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1944.10.18

Search terms: Weapon, Shield

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