Buffalo hide shield. It is rectangular in shape with a central longitudinal angular fold. On the underside there is a curved cane handle bound to the shield with plant fibre. [AB [OPS Move] 23/8/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Buffalo hide shield. It is rectangular in shape with a central longitudinal angular fold. On the underside there is a curved cane handle bound to the shield with plant fibre. [AB [OPS Move] 23/8/2016]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Konyak Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1929
Date collected: By 1929
Acquisition information: Donated: 1929
Materials and processes: Material Buffalo Cattle Skin Animal, Material Cane Plant, Process Moulded, Process Bound
Dimensions: Height: max 112 mm, Width: max 470 mm, Length: max 1073 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.543

Search terms: Weapon, Shield

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