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Originally Posted by Freddy
Nice shield !
I looked it up in 'Shields - from the Collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum'. In this book, this kind of shield is attributed to the Turkana living in the northwestern region of Kenya (round lake Turkana). According to the book, this type of shield is also used by neighbouring tribes.
They were usually made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus leather, but later iron versions were developed. These were safer, lighter and far better in combat than hide shields.
What's the size of your shield ? The leather one in the book measures 83 cm.
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Freddy,
This is smaller about 54cm (21 inches) by 21cm (8.5 inches). The seller said it was Turkana.