Convex basketwork shield with dark geometric patterns.

Collection type: Object
Description: Convex basketwork shield with dark geometric patterns.
Long description: Basketwork convex shield. It is oval in shape with the top and bottom woven inwards to create inward concave shapes, probably for the feet and head. In the centre of the shield the length of the shield is reinforced with braided fibres and plaited fibres are inserted in the larger braid. The plaited fibres also form a handle for the shield over and through a hole in a central piece of wood placed horizontally. Fibres dyed black are woven into the shield to create dark geometric patterns.
Geographical reference: Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Cultural groups: Mambila
Person: Field collector Farnham Rehfisch; PRM source Carole Rehfisch
Date
Acquisition information: Donated: 30/09/2021
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Palm Fibre Plant, Process Basketry, Process Dyed, Process Plaited
Dimensions: Length 1300 mm, Width 905 mm, Thick 11 mm, Depth 165 mm as it lies naturally
Object numbers: Accession number: 2022.61.1
Research and responses: PRM information about Mambila shields at: http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/Kent/shieweap/otshie2.html

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