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Wandala Shield
Chad, Africa
88 cm
Iron
& fibre
This rare, old, hand made War Shield is beaten iron sheet with
convex anterior, fibre bound grip to the rear, weathered and encrusted
with Verdi Gris. Well patinated with rust encrusted facade.
Shields were not only defensive weapons but were ritual objects, imbued
with symbolic meaning, hence the emphasis on decoration.
This shield was
an issue to the Chad army in the 1950's
conflict.
AUD$650
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