Circular hide shield with inclined rim and bands of punched geometric designs. [CW [OPS move] 11/8/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Circular hide shield with inclined rim and bands of punched geometric designs. [CW [OPS move] 11/8/2016]
Long description: Circular hide shield with inclined rim and bands of punched geometric designs. There is a hide bound handle tied through the body of the shield and bound on the upper surface. there is a metal chain attached to the handle at one end and a hide loop at the other. [CW [OPS move] 11/8/2016]
Geographical reference: Somalia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Somalia
Person: Field collector James Sligo Jameson; PRM source Contessa Pes di Villamarina
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1927
Date collected: By 1927
Acquisition information: Donated: 1927
Materials and processes: Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Punched, Process Moulded
Dimensions: Height: max 90 mm, Diameter: max 310 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1927.19.10

Search terms: Weapon, Shield

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