Shield (Dhál)
ca. 1875
Medium
Leather, brass, textile, pigment
Dimensions
Diam. 16 15/16 in. (43 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1344 g)
Classification
Shields
Culture
Indian, Gujarat
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Bequest, 2015
Accession Number
2015.695
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Khooshal Dhunjee & Sons · 1801–1900
Khooshal Dhunjee & Sons operated as a prominent workshop of painters and shield makers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, during the nineteenth century. Based on Dhalgarwada Street in the city, the firm specialized in crafting and decorating round leather shields known as dhál, a traditional form of Indian armor that combined functionality with elaborate artistic embellishment. Their work reflects the skilled...