Record

Collection	ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object Name	Shield
Object Number	ABDUA:59392
Other Number	H281+1B
Other Number Type	old number
Brief Description	Zulu warrior's shield in antelope hide, fawn colour all over with grey and dark-brown coloiured slits - two rows each of 28, on eith side of centre. Back rod missing
Dimensions	L. 1075 mm. B. 575 mm.
Materials	hide
Place Key	Africa, Zululand
Inscription Content	Old label states 'Brought home by Captain W. Lachlan Forbes late Royal Fusiliers during Boer War 1899-1902'
Aquisition Source	Forbes, W . Lachlan, Lt. Col., Strathdon, Aberdeenshire

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