split cane over wooden structure; edges trimmed with cowhide; purple and indigo cane lacing top and bottom of both sides; handle on back; wooden projection, center front.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Kampala; Ganda (Murdock 45:9)
Culture or time period:
Ganda
Collector:
Mary Jean Aerni
Collection date:
August 1967
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shields (armor)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1967
Context of use:
Mde and used by men in warfare to defend body against spears.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 46 centimeters and height 81 centimeters
Loans:
S1970-1971 #120: UC San Francisco Medical Center (April 30, 1971–May 2, 1971)