For the fans of African shields

VANDOO · 25th March 2012, 09:17 PM

I DOUBT YOU COULD HAVE FOUND A BETTER ONE IF YOU HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR 50 YEARS.

THIS EXAMPLE WAS OBVIOUSLY MADE BY A FIRST CLASS SHIELD MAKER NOT A LESSER ARTIST. ONLY SOMEONE WITH WEALTH OR POSITION WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD SUCH A SHIELD. I AM SURE THIS MUCH WORK DID NOT GO INTO MAKING THE AVERAGE EVERY MANS SHIELDS.
THE USE OF THE PURPLE DYE IS INTERESTING DOES IT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICENCE IN AFRICA? THE TUREG USE A DARK BLUE DYE FOR THEIR ROBES BUT THIS APPEARS MORE PURPLE WHICH IN EUROPE WAS A COLOR RESERVED FOR ROYALTY. ITS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE THE BEAUTY OF SUCH ITEMS EVEN IF THEY WERE MENT FOR WAR. IN THE CASE OF YOUR SHIELD I AM GLAD THERE ARE NO SPEAR OR BULLET HOLES IN IT AS THAT DOES ADD CHARACTER BUT DESTROYS BEAUTY.

25th March 2012, 09:17 PM	#9
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I DOUBT YOU COULD HAVE FOUND A BETTER ONE IF YOU HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR 50 YEARS. THIS EXAMPLE WAS OBVIOUSLY MADE BY A FIRST CLASS SHIELD MAKER NOT A LESSER ARTIST. ONLY SOMEONE WITH WEALTH OR POSITION WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD SUCH A SHIELD. I AM SURE THIS MUCH WORK DID NOT GO INTO MAKING THE AVERAGE EVERY MANS SHIELDS. THE USE OF THE PURPLE DYE IS INTERESTING DOES IT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICENCE IN AFRICA? THE TUREG USE A DARK BLUE DYE FOR THEIR ROBES BUT THIS APPEARS MORE PURPLE WHICH IN EUROPE WAS A COLOR RESERVED FOR ROYALTY. ITS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE THE BEAUTY OF SUCH ITEMS EVEN IF THEY WERE MENT FOR WAR. IN THE CASE OF YOUR SHIELD I AM GLAD THERE ARE NO SPEAR OR BULLET HOLES IN IT AS THAT DOES ADD CHARACTER BUT DESTROYS BEAUTY.