Small shield
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Object PlaceRwanda
DimensionsOverall: 50.8 x 10.16 x 6.35 cm (at thickest area) (20 x 4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Geneviève McMillan in memory of Reba Stewart
Accession number2009.2650
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
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This type of shield was used throughout Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is covered on both sides by wicker rattan with exception of the central wooden projection and the handle on the inside of the shield.
ProvenanceGeneviève McMillan (b. 1922 - d. 2008), Cambridge, MA; 2008, to the Geneviève McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation, Cambridge; 2009, gift of the Geneviève McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 17, 2009)
mid-20th century
mid-20th century