Plaited shield with iron disc

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Description

wood, rattan,

The round iron discs on the front are only found on the shields of the so-called “Vorkämpfer” (men who fought in the first line), a rank that was only awarded to particularly brave warriors (according to Plaschke & Zirngibl, 1992, p. 107).

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Comparing literature

Baur, Ivan & Jan Elsen, Guba, Brussels 2002, p. 130 ff Plaschke, Dieter & Manfred A. Zirngibl, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 106 f.

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