- Collection:
- Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800-2012
- Title:
- Shield
- Date of Original:
- 1800/2012
- Subject:
- Sidamo (African people)--Ethiopia
Shields--Ethiopia
Hides and skins - Location:
- Ethiopia, 9.0, 39.5
- Medium:
- shields (armor)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Shield created by the Sidamo people of Ethiopia.
Shields like this one were used in battle by the Sidamo and other peoples in southern Ethiopia. Special craftsmen would fashion the shields from the hides of thick-skinned animals like elephants, hippos and rhinoceros.
Anonymous gift to the Tubman African American Museum. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:tbmn_sftm_tm07292011-135
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sftm/do:tm07292011-135
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact the Tubman African American Museum re: reproduction and usage. The information contained in this resource may not be re-purposed, reproduced, quoted without proper citation, or offered for sale in any form without the express written permission of the Tubman African American Museum.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800/2012, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- 1 shield : hide ; 74 x 74 x 16 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- Tubman African-American Museum
- Rights:
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