Cattle hide shield. It is rectangular in shape, there is a row of flat canes bound together, the hide is stretched over this. The shield is curved. On the underside the wood and cane structure of the shield is exposed. [AB [OPS Move] 16/8/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Cattle hide shield. It is rectangular in shape, there is a row of flat canes bound together, the hide is stretched over this. The shield is curved. On the underside the wood and cane structure of the shield is exposed. [AB [OPS Move] 16/8/2016]
Geographical reference: Malawi
Africa > Eastern Africa > Malawi; Lake Nyasa
Person: Field collector Candy; PRM source Francis Howe Seymour Knowles
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1900
Date collected: circa 1900
Acquisition information: Donated: 1940
Materials and processes: Material Cattle Skin Animal, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Bound, Process Stretched, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Width: max 240 mm, Height: max 139 mm, Length: max 1257 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1940.7.328

Search terms: Weapon, Shield

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