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Zulu ishilunga, 1879

This is a large cowhide shield. Experienced Zulus had white shields with one or two spots and new soldiers had black shields. All the other warriors had red and white ones. The patterning also identified their Impi or regiment.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1960-07-191-1-5

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1960-07-191-1-5