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14th March 2013, 11:51 AM
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Way back I did have a hide version but rather buckled through damp storage. Now I have this shield I have to say it is beautifully made. Simple elegant and above all very functional, light enough to hold for hours. I have had the chance to examine with a x10 lens. I do not believe these are cut from oil barrels. The steel could well be outsider trade sheet steel but could just as easily have been made from African forms of trade steel either ingot or sheet as has already been mentioned by " napoleon " Also I would not like to be the one who says with any assumption of authority exactly when these shields came into use. I am uploading the page mentioned earlier in the thread from " Shields- Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Collection of the Barbier-Mueller Museum. pub-Prestel " for the benefit of those who do not have it. I hope this is okay. Also a few pics of the shield with the correct type of close contact club and possible spear. The long spear with the small leaf shape blade would not be good once close to your target.
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14th March 2013, 04:03 PM
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Very nice shield!
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16th March 2013, 11:17 PM
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In situ.Leather types.
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29th September 2024, 07:43 PM
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Just picked this leather shield off the well known selling platform. A real bargain, I am surprised it did not sell the first time round. Just needs some oil just to enhance that antique look on the wooden central strut. The great bonus is the bead work which is nice. Quite a large one. Had one before but not as nice. Great to have the two types.
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29th September 2024, 09:13 PM
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Snatched this contemporary photo of a shield from an adventure tourism photo blog. I like the spear rather cool. Tourists quick hide the AKs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6wncOZpg6A Last edited by Tim Simmons; 29th September 2024 at 09:49 PM. |
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5th October 2024, 04:17 PM
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This new shield makes up for the sword no longer fitting the scabbard. Antelope or goat skin. I believe that these shields were held with the ostrich feather pompom on the spike downwards, though perhaps that can be debated.
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