Shield

Museum number:
5-7839
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050007839
Alternate number:
87 (original number)
Description:
Shield; metal; rectangular with flared ends; handle formed of branch tied by wire to back; hide strip attached to center of handle; length: 90.5 cm; width: 33 cm. Used by men in combat to protect body. Traditionally this shield is of hide, but most have been taken from the Karamojong in cattle raids. This was confiscated by police in cattle raids by Karamojong. Native name: Aupal. Collected Dec. 1966.
Collection place:
Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Moroto; Karamojong (Murdock 43:21)
Culture or time period:
Karamojong
Collector:
Mary Jean Aerni
Collection date:
Dec. 1966
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shields (armor)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Shield, accession number 5-7839, described as Shield; metal; rectangular with flared ends; handle formed of branch tied by wire to back; hide strip attached to center of handle; length: 90.5 cm; width: 33 cm. Used by men in combat to protect body. Traditionally this shield is of hide, but most have been taken from the Karamojong in cattle raids. This was confiscated by police in cattle raids by Karamojong. Native name: Aupal. Collected Dec. 1966.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Shield, accession number 5-7839, described as Shield; metal; rectangular with flared ends; handle formed of branch tied by wire to back; hide strip attached to center of handle; length: 90.5 cm; width: 33 cm. Used by men in combat to protect body. Traditionally this shield is of hide, but most have been taken from the Karamojong in cattle raids. This was confiscated by police in cattle raids by Karamojong. Native name: Aupal. Collected Dec. 1966.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 5-7839, described as Shield; metal; rectangular with flared ends; handle formed of branch tied by wire to back; hide strip attached to center of handle; length: 90.5 cm; width: 33 cm. Used by men in combat to protect body. Traditionally this shield is of hide, but most have been taken from the Karamojong in cattle raids. This was confiscated by police in cattle raids by Karamojong. Native name: Aupal. Collected Dec. 1966.

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