Context (Production / use)
Catalogue card: 'Obtained from the soldier of a chief. Frequently carried by slaves.'
Event Date 1929
Author: Emily Shorter

Context (Acquisition Details)
Collected and donated by J. D. Unwin of Peterhouse College.
Event Date 1929
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Hide shield with geometric designs. The shield is conical, raised in centre. '
Event Date 1929
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
See letter in MAA correspondence files from Joseph Unwin to curator Louis Clarke, 10 October 1935, regarding Unwin's wish to borrow his material as part of his proposed two talks on Ethiopia
Event Date 10/10/1935
Author: Rachel Hand

Description (Physical description)
Circular leather shield of conical shape, with a round apex surrounded by concentric rings. Decorated with embossed bands filled with lines, cross hatching and triangles. The thick leather handle on the reverse is sewn through the front of the shield with thick leather thongs, and has a strap of leather tied to it.
Event Date 25/2/2022
Author: Emily Shorter