Accession No

1948.2399 C


Description

A shield made from wood or a monocot, possibly palm. Curved oval shape, with a central conical boss. Carved with 'v' shapes and semicircles, and painted red and black. Carved handle on the back.


Place

Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda


Period


Source

Guillebaud, Margaret Lindesay Gamul (Mrs) [field collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1948.2399 C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Plant; ?Wood; ?Palm; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements

300mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1948.2399 [A-C]: 'Three oval, convex, wooden shields with cone shaped points sticking out from the centre and a small curved handle at the centre back. Decorated on outside by deep incised lines forming an overall pattern coloured red, white and black. C: Very small, red and white only.'
Event Date 1948
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
A shield made from wood or a monocot, possibly palm. Curved oval shape, with a central conical boss. Carved with 'v' shapes and semicircles, and painted red and black. Carved handle on the back.
Event Date 2/12/2022
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:300384

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