ORIGINAL ZULU WAR UMBUMBULOZU SHIELD

THIS SHIELD IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WAS BROUGHT BACK TO GREAT BRITAIN AFTER THE ANGLO-ZULU WAR, 1879 AS A TROPHY AND HAS BEEN IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS SINCE. THE UMBUMBULOZU. IT COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL SUPPORT STICK AND MEASURES 34.5 X 19 INCHES. THE SUPPORT STICK IS 40.5 INCHES LONG. THE TWO-TONE PATTERN OF THIS SHIELD SUGGESTS THAT IT MAY HAVE BELONGED TO THE NGOBA MAKHOSI REGIMENT. CONTACT SOLDIER BEAR MILITARIA TO ENQUIRE ABOUT SHIPPING COST DUE TO THE UNUSUAL SIZE OF THE SHIELD.