Bouclier de guerre "glagwa"

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Description

animal skin (cow) with fur remains, with raised groove patterns driven out of the still damp skin, painted with a mixture of red ochre and oil

Formerly used as war shields, they are now worn at dances and funeral ceremonies.

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Littérature comparée

Barbier, Jean Paul & Purissima Benitez-Johannot, Shields, Munich, London, New York 2000, p. 46 f.

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