shield, armour weapon

Wooden shield covered with wicker.
Wooden shield covered with wicker. There are two sharply raised areas in the centre of the shield. The border of the shield is made of skin. The wicker has been woven to include triangular patterns around the outer sections of the shield. Original classification: "B: Quivers (arrows and darts), bows, shields"

Uganda

wood, skin, fibre plant

woven, carved, stitched

LDUEC-B.0031

UCL Ethnographic Collections