an African handcrafted warrior shield, from

Turkan land in Kenya, from the Turkana / Ngiturkana People 

the shield body is fully made of iron, 

with twice a concave shape at the front, conflex at the back

attached to a wooden pole, twined with leather straps and a piece of hide for hand protection, 

the grip on the back is firm, 

 straps holding the pole and grip go through the shield to the front as attachement, 

making a decorative element on the frontside,

length: circa 98 cm / circa 38.5 inch

max. width: circa 28 cm / circa 11 inch

weight: circa 2.5 kg

the last 2 pictures are only illustrative and are not included in the sale

please note: we are not experts on the subject of tribal art, we have done some research, trying to attribute this item to a land, country, tribe or people, to the best we could - do judge for yourself the tribal affilation and the correct age - we are selling this item "as is" and we will not accept returns if the buyer finds that we are wrong concerning these matters.