| Catalog Number |
CAS 0143-0155 |
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| Category |
Weaponry |
| Object Name |
Shield |
| Culture |
Ganda (Baganda and Waganda), Nyoro Soga (Busoga) |
| Global Region |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Country |
Uganda |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
unknown |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. early 1900s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Wood; Cane; Goat (?) hide |
| Description |
Shield carved from single piece of wood with overall oval shape that tapers at both ends and is concave-convex in cross section with well defined central median ridge running along entire length; conical boss in center front of shield is carved to resemble a horn; Front and back of shield are overlaid with narrow cane strips that pass from front to back through small holes around perimeter and along central median ridge; Cane strips are coil wrapped at regular intervals by additional strips that also pass from front to back as they wrap each cane strip, forming vertical rows perpendicular to canes; Strip of hide is sewn along perimeter of shield; Bundle of sticks whose ends are pegged through shield are wrapped with cane and form central handle on reverse. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 78.0, Width = 34.2, Length = 19.6 |