Shield · Kenya, Pokot · ID: 3030461
sold
EUR 350
Size
H: 102 cm
H: 40.2 inch
Description
wood, leather, of narrow rectangular form, slightly convex curved sides, wooden handle on the rear, dam., traces of usage;
the purpose of these shields was not so much to protect the body of their users as to confuse their opponents.
Comparing literature
Barbier, Jean Paul, Benitez-Johannot, P., Shields, München, London, New York 2000, p. 115, ill. 40