Shield ·  Kenya · ID: 3038024

Description

cow or buffalo hide, oval form, old writing on the carrying pole, min. dam., breakages (rim), traces of usage;
this rare, narrow shield with carrying pole in the back and a sturdy wooden hoop for strengthening the rim, is similar in construction to those of the Massai.

Littérature comparée

Zirngibl, Manfred A. & Dieter Plaschke, Afrikanische Schilde, München 1992, p. 42