Shield made of mountain sheep hide with brass bosses on front; front painted and incised and includes "Agades Cross" motif; steel ring at top of specimen, and bullet hole is present in the specimen; length of shield is 69 ¾ inches.
Donor:
Robert F. Murphy and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Agadez, Niger
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Niger, Agades, Tuareg
Culture or time period:
Tuareg
Collector:
Robert F. Murphy
Collection date:
1961
Materials:
Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shields (armor)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1966-1967 #75: Marin County Human Rights Commission (February 10, 1967–March 3, 1967)