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Description: | Shield, from Africa, elongated oval of extremely thick, wrinkled, grey elephant hide mounted on a rough, stout pole which passes through slits cut in the hide along the major axis. The centre is domed out to form a space for the hand to grip the pole. Plant fibre tassels adorn the top of the handle.
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 13.7.62/4
caption: Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 13.7.62/4
caption: Detail view of label of Horniman Museum object no 13.7.62/4 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wood hide plant fibre shields (weapons: accessories) War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-57553 | Go to resource |
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