Object class: Armor (protective wear) / Media available: image / Collection place: Ethiopia - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-15326, described as Shield. Leather covered with brown velvet and engraved golden metal plate in curvilinear design. Small studs and 4 bosses near top. Cone shaped. Upturned rim. Inside: 1 hard leather handle and leather straps. 2 small wooden blocks. Diameter is 48 centimeters. From Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.

Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-16815, described as Hide shield. round, dome shaped with rolled edge, bands of incised herringbone design on outside. knob at center. tied leather handle at inside center. 4 sets of 2 holes at each quadrant.

Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-4656, described as Hippopotamus hide shield; incised circular bands; used in warfare and tournaments (Gougs); rim dia. 47.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-11000, described as Shield: leather, round; shallow conical shape with rounded edges; semi-circular leather handle lashed to shield with crossed leather thongs; eight 1.0 cm perforations at rim; twisted cotton cord passed through two perforations for hanging; dark brown; circular design hand-tooled on front; diameter: ca. 53.0 cm. buffalo hide, hand fashioned.