Culture or time period: Ethiopian cultures / Function: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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 5-866, described as Made by the Okavango, a river people who live 90 miles east of the Kuanyama. the people worship twins.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-16866, described as wood shaft with hide strip wrapped on bottom end. iron spear point with decorative bands and open, box-like decoration as part of iron point shaft.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-16865, described as wood shaft with hide strip wrapped on bottom end. iron spear point with decorative bands and open, box-like decoration as part of iron shaft of point.

Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 5-16870, described as iton and wood spear. very long blade (97cm) on a short shaft attached to a wooden handgrip, which in turn attaches to a metal shaft which ends in a 4-sided point.