Combination shield and weapon with long curved double edged blade attached to circular leather shield decorated with painted mythical beasts. There are two leather-bound handles attached to a fabric pouch. On the blade side, the shield is decorated with painted designs in yellow, red and black pigments, including a human figure on horseback. there are four curved metal extensions secured at intervals around the rim of the shield. there are a number of metal 'ribs' attached to the face of the shield. [CW [OPS move] 16/8/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Combination shield and weapon with long curved double edged blade attached to circular leather shield decorated with painted mythical beasts. There are two leather-bound handles attached to a fabric pouch. On the blade side, the shield is decorated with painted designs in yellow, red and black pigments, including a human figure on horseback. there are four curved metal extensions secured at intervals around the rim of the shield. there are a number of metal 'ribs' attached to the face of the shield. [CW [OPS move] 16/8/2016]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Assam
Person: Field collector Gifford Sherman Reade; PRM source Ipswich Museum; PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1921
Date collected: By 1921
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Pigment, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Textile, Process Painted
Dimensions: Diameter: max 504 mm shield, Width: max 577 mm, Length: max 1209 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.1334 Other numbers: 1921.92.1

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