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One of two shields in hide, obtained at Aden by A J H Reid, circular with stamped designs, with handle at the back.

Wooden bowman's shield, decorated with carvings of 'grotesque' human faces, in white and brown paint.

Shield in angled wood, painted.

Black leather circular shield, ornate gold decoration includes gold bosses and crescents, and patterns around the rim. Buffalo hide.

Circular black leather shield, with gilded bosses and a crescent. Buffalo hide. Michie (1887): 'Taken in the Burmese War, 1827'

Long, narrow, diamond-shaped shield, with herringbone pattern. Parrying shield.

WOMAN STANDING KNITTING WITH BASKET OF PEATS ON HER BACK

Shepherd's crook in wood, decoration: incised cross-hatching and diagonal lines, figure on the back, 'said to be that of a goddess'. Hasluck: 'A Shepherd's Crook. This specimen was carved in a village near Larissa, but the industry is common all over…