The 'Elongo': The Power of the Maasai Shield - Google Arts & Culture
Maasai shields, the ' elongo ', represent one of the many genres of African artifacts with both utilitarian craft and fine art characteristics. This shield holds many stories, including...
Shield | Maasai peoples | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title: Shield. Date: 19th–20th century. Geography: Kenya or Tanzania. Culture: Maasai peoples. Medium: Leather, wood, pigment, fur. Dimensions: L. 33 1/4 in. (84.5 cm) Classification: Hide-Implements. Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Joseph J. Shapiro, 1972. Accession Number: 1978.412.644
Maasai Shields and Their Place in African Life - Africa Imports
Maasai shields are used not only as weapons in the Maasai culture of Kenya. They also express the art and culture of the Maasai people in Kenya. Each shield is crafted from buffalo hide sewn onto a wooden frame. The handle is attached at the …
Traditional African Weapons — Google Arts & Culture
Shields represent one of the many genres of artifacts that blur the line between utilitarian craft and fine art. This convex, elliptical shield comes from the Maasai, a pastoralist people who live...
African Weaponry Beyond War — Google Arts & Culture
The powerful Maasai shield. Maasai shields, the 'elongo', represent one of the many genres of African artifacts with both utilitarian craft and fine art characteristics. On the utilitarian...
Explore – Maasai Culture East Africa — Exploring Overland
Maasai traditional buffalo hide shield with red ochre and black pigment (both mixed with buffalo blood), and a circular design that marked its bearer as a decorated veteran in war and as a lion hunter (British Museum collection, research specimen number AN00521410_001)
The Maasai Tribe : Tapestry of Culture, Traditions, and Resilience
Traditionally used for defense in times of conflict, the shield has evolved into a powerful emblem of Maasai identity and warriorhood. Its design elements and colors often signify different aspects of Maasai life, including social status, age, and even the individual warrior's achievements.
A Warrior Shield’s Journey from the Mall to Maasailand
2014年8月13日 · The shield was a centerpiece of their presentation—and quite a focal point for visiting students and families! After careful repackaging and consultation with their airline, the shield is now safely back in Maasailand, where it will continue to give voice to the past and play a key role in educating into the future about Maasai culture.
Blood and Leather—re-creating the Maasai war shield
2012年10月31日 · But one icon of Maasai history—those tall, intricately decorated rawhide shields, so universally recognizable that one features centrally on Kenya’s national flag—seemed lost forever, save as dusty relics in museums, rare and expensive objets d’art from exclusive curio dealers, or, tragically, as cheap, undersized, shoddily made tourist ...
Maasai Shield, East Africa | Object Lessons - Conflict & Protest: …
A Maasai tribesman’s shield and spear are his key defences against wild animals and enemies. The spear is often used as a staff or stick to lean on as the Maasai can spend many hours standing completely still and guarding their cattle.