Description

Large wooden shield with carved and painted designs. The shield is rectangular in shape, with rounded corners at the top end from which a pointed post protrudes. On the front is a design with curl and diamond motifs in burnt orange, outlined in dark brown on whitish ground. Knotted through one of eight holes along the sides of the shield is a sisal fibre tassel. On the back is a protruding curved handle with two square holes, one larger than the other.