Original Shaka Zulu Film Prop Isihlangu Cow Hide Battle Shield - Warrior Russian Artillery when it became the Army

when it became the Army Air Service

a flint knapping hammer

on the butt plate tang

We photograph a cleaned one only to offer as a sampling of how these tools can clean up

Original Shaka Zulu Film Prop Isihlangu Cow Hide Battle Shield - Warrior Russian Artillery when it became the ArmyOriginal Item: This shield was produced for the film SHAKA ZULU Mini Series which aired in 1986. It was acquired from a private collection. It is the traditional battle shield of the ZULU tribe warriors under their leader Shaka known as an Isihlangu. This shield was handmade in the traditional fashion of raw cowhide. The pattern is brown and white and it has a central stiffening shaft of wood known as the mgobo which is correctly decorated with a