Bamboo Shield

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Bamboo Shield

Accession No : 85/573/D/NHHM

This is a small shield made of bamboo from Madhya Pradesh. The shield is painted red with black and white dots of over it. The shield has two loops on the back side for handling the shield.

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Provenance

  • StateMadhya Pradesh

Condition

  • ConditionAverage
  • Action NoteCR; Slighty damaged

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)8 x 29 (dia)

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a small shield made of bamboo from Madhya Pradesh. The shield is painted red with black and white dots of over it. The shield has two loops on the back side for handling the shield.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • Reference"M.P. Ranjan, Nilam Iyer, Ghanshyam Pandya. Bamboo and Cane Crafts (of North East Region). Ahmedabad: National Institute of Design, 2004. Ranjan, Aditi. Handmade in India: Crafts of India. Edited by Aditi Ranjan & M. P. Ranjan. Ahmedabad: Council of Handicraft Development Corporations, 2007. Jain, Jyotindra and Aarti Aggarwala. National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 1989."
  • KeywordBamboo, Craft, Armour, Madhya Pradesh, Weapon