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Zulu Umbhumbhulosu Shield, 1879
Zulu Umbhumbhulosu Shield, 1879
Zulu Umbhumbhulosu Shield, 1879
Armed with a cowhide shield and long thrusting spear, Zulu warriors were organised into distinct and permanent groups of men with individual identities and visual symbols, a structure not that different from British regiments.
The more white on the individual warrior's shield, the greater his relative seniority in his unit, called an 'impi'.
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