THREE INDIAN LEATHER SHIELDS,RAJASTHAN

Miguel · 26th August 2015, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Miguel

Hi Bandook,
Thanks you may well be right I never thought of it like that. If it is as you suggest I don't know how it is attached as the tail is attached almost to the centre of the decorated circle and really looks as though it is part of the beast the shield was from. Miguel

Hi Bandook,
A couple more pics showing tail or mane on shield. As you can see the hair looks as though it is growing out of the hide, the person who attached this was a real craftsman. I believe your suggestion, that it could be a talisman, to be correct as I cannot see that the decoration was applied around the hair. The hair seems to coarse to be fox or wolf though. Miguel

rickystl · 29th August 2015, 05:22 PM

Hi Miguel.
Thanks so much for the additional pics. Even the hand pad and leather grips are still intact. Very nice. As you say, the tail looks like it is "growing" out of the shield LOL. Which tells me the the butt of the animal (maybe water buffalo?) was used, with the tail being left on during the tanning process.
It's sure a very neat and interesting shield, and very decorative. I like it!!
Rick.

29th August 2015, 05:22 PM	#2
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	Hi Miguel. Thanks so much for the additional pics. Even the hand pad and leather grips are still intact. Very nice. As you say, the tail looks like it is "growing" out of the shield LOL. Which tells me the the butt of the animal (maybe water buffalo?) was used, with the tail being left on during the tanning process. It's sure a very neat and interesting shield, and very decorative. I like it!! Rick.