Shoulder shield "elàyaborr"

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Description

hardwood, dyed in blackish brown, the front painted with rhomb- and hook-shaped patterns in white pigment, a stylized male ancestor figure in red ochre on the backside, two drilled holes on the upper rim, old collection number handwritten in white paint “LF/F44”, slightly dam., minor missing parts at the rim;
it was hung on the shoulder from a long diagonal strap and used in surprise raids or in skirmishes to deflect enemy spears thrusts and arrows. The two upper projections helped to protect the warrior’s head.

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Comparing literature

Barbier, Jean Paul, Benitez-Johannot, P., Shields, München, London, New York 2000, p. 212, ill. 88

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