Antiquarian at Greenwich

Embossed Metal Kirdi Shield from Cameroon on Bronze Stand

A rare repousse shield with natural fiber wrapped handle from the Kirdi tribe Cameroon. Now on a patinated bronze stand.

For a similar example please see- Benitez-Johannot, Purissima and Jean Paul Barbier, Shields: Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Prestel, 2000, fig. 7 (BMG 1018-91)