Po (shield)
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Po, Tiger Shield |
| Use: | Protective weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
China |
| Distribution: | China |
| Handle: | Wood |
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The Po , also known as Tiger Shield , is a shield from China.
description
The bottom is made of rattan . The rattan is woven in a circle around a wooden frame . The front of the shield is colored and decorated with the image of a tiger's head (Panthera tigris). In some versions, a shield boss is placed on the middle of the shield, where the tiger's "nose" is. The Po was used by heavily armed Chinese infantry regiments who wore a uniform that was also modeled on a tiger skin .
literature
- Robin Hutcheon, China-Yellow , Chinese University Press, 1996, page 164, ISBN 978-962-201-725-2
- Mark Edward Lewis, Sanctioned violence in early China , SUNY Press, 1990, page 173, ISBN 978-0-7914-0076-0