Shield

Shield

[ Source of title : Benathi Marufu for FHYA using British Museum materials ]

Object

Af1936,1218.2

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Institutional metadata

[Source - Benathi Marufu for FHYA, 2023: using information obtained from the British Museum's website. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1936-1218-2

Object Type: Shield
Museum number: Af1936,1218.2
Description: Bird-shaped shield made of hide
Production ethnic group
Made by: Hlubi
Production place
Made in: South Africa
Africa: sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa
Findspot
Found/Acquired: South Africa
Africa: sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa
Materials: skin
Dimensions: Height: 55.50 centimetres, Width: 95.40 centimetres, Depth: 2 centimetres
Curator's comments: Register: "Shield belonged to Langalibalele". He was the King of the Hlubi.
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Donated by: Lady Cunninghame
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Langalibalele
Acquisition date: 1936
Acquisition notes: Given by Lady Cunninghame and presumably acquired in the Hlubi War in 1873. See comment on Af1936,1218.1
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Af1936,1218.2
Conservation: Treatment]

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