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1884.30.1

Circular wooden shield with a central domed wooden boss and four further metal bosses with scalloped edges. The shield is edged with metal and secured with five decorative metal clips with domed sections. There is a metal hook at one end and a metal parrying spike at the other. [CW [OPS move] 23/8/2016]

1884.30.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular wooden shield with a central domed wooden boss and four further metal bosses with scalloped edges. The shield is edged with metal and secured with five decorative metal clips with domed sections. There is a metal hook at one end and a metal parrying spike at the other. [CW [OPS move] 23/8/2016]
Cultural groups
Santal
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1874
Date collected
?By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Nailed, Process Polished
Dimensions
Length: max 631 mm, Diameter: max 316 mm, Height: max 75 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.30.1 PR Cat other PR nos: 8457
Research and responses

Boss of a shield: a prominent circular projection, usually at the centre of the shield, on some shields the boss forms part of the rivets for the handle on the inside, on others the boss was added for its decorative qualities alone.[AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Weapon, Shield

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