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1884.30.25

Indian antelope horn parrying shield. The shield is constructed from two antelope horns which have plain horn tips and metal caps at the wide ends. The two horns are joined with metal screws creating a handle between the joints. [CW [OPS move] 23/8/2016]

1884.30.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Indian antelope horn parrying shield. The shield is constructed from two antelope horns which have plain horn tips and metal caps at the wide ends. The two horns are joined with metal screws creating a handle between the joints. [CW [OPS move] 23/8/2016]
Long description
Metal ends, plain horn tips, metal screws used to link the two horns. [AP]
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1874
Date collected
?By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Antelope Horn Animal
Dimensions
Length: max 376 mm, Width: max 93 mm, Height: max 40 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.30.25 PR Cat other PR nos: 69
Research and responses

* Walter Elliot (1803-1887) of the Indian Survey [Chapman, 1981: 308]. [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Weapon, Shield

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