Bouclier de guerre "glagwa" ·  Cameroun, Province du nord, Montagnes Mandara, Kirdi-Wandala · ID: 3049322

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.

Littérature comparée

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