Nice Old Sudanese/Somali Shield For Comment

Freddy · 13th July 2005, 08:57 PM

Hi guys,

Here's my shield. I traded it sometime ago with a German friend for an African knife. It's made of some kind of thick leather. Could it be hippo ? It's diameter is about 44 cm. There are traces of red and white paint.

My friend told me it originates from Sudan.

REMEMBERGORDON · 27th February 2006, 07:56 PM

The two thick ones look like hippo hide shields as used by Hadendoa and Beja tribesmen in the Sudan in the 19th-early 20th century. They were usually undecorated on the outside and sometimes had a couple of notches on the outer edge...commonly used in the battles at Khartoum and Omdurman. I am looking for a good Hadendoa hippo hide shield circa 1880s...if anyone has any leads.

Luc LEFEBVRE · 28th February 2006, 10:16 PM

Nice set Lew !
From Sudan (except throwing knives) I have just this strange long dagger.
The blade is engraving (acid) with coranic texts on both side, the handle is made of wood, sort of glass beads and strand of copper.
The scabbard is made with a tail of a crocodile

Luc

Lew · 11th March 2006, 03:29 PM

Luc

Some people say that I am a bit obsessed with Sudanese arm daggers

Lew

27th February 2006, 07:56 PM	#2
REMEMBERGORDON Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1	Hadendoa Hippo Shields The two thick ones look like hippo hide shields as used by Hadendoa and Beja tribesmen in the Sudan in the 19th-early 20th century. They were usually undecorated on the outside and sometimes had a couple of notches on the outer edge...commonly used in the battles at Khartoum and Omdurman. I am looking for a good Hadendoa hippo hide shield circa 1880s...if anyone has any leads.

28th February 2006, 10:16 PM	#3
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 473	Crocodile Nice set Lew ! From Sudan (except throwing knives) I have just this strange long dagger. The blade is engraving (acid) with coranic texts on both side, the handle is made of wood, sort of glass beads and strand of copper. The scabbard is made with a tail of a crocodile Luc Attached Images

11th March 2006, 03:29 PM	#4
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Luc Some people say that I am a bit obsessed with Sudanese arm daggers Lew Attached Images

13th July 2005, 08:57 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Hi guys, Here's my shield. I traded it sometime ago with a German friend for an African knife. It's made of some kind of thick leather. Could it be hippo ? It's diameter is about 44 cm. There are traces of red and white paint. My friend told me it originates from Sudan.